World League

El Candelario
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Ignacio Quinteros started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tomás Bonifaco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Lekubegi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Olof Sjöberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragutin Kasaikin in the 12th minute of play forced Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Tomás Bonifaco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes Candelaria FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ignacio Quinteros who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Paco Fernandez-Solino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Candelaria FC's Tomás Bonifaco did a great save. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save FC Draconia from getting a goal against them. If Sven-Olof Sjöberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerome Ngake made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Olof Sjöberg in the 23rd minute. Candelaria FC's Tomás Bonifaco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Quinteros in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Sabastian Rodriguez threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Draconia's Benny Van der Poorten quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Tomás Bonifaco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Quinteros, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match, Jefferson de Sena tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerome Ngake saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 33rd minute Ignacio Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Bonifaco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match, Arnaldo Marquez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerome Ngake saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Sven-Olof Sjöberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Ngake came out of the goal and Sven-Olof Sjöberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Arnaldo Marquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Ngake came out of the goal and Arnaldo Marquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnaldo Marquez made a kick off. Ignacio Quinteros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomás Bonifaco having to make a save. In the 60th minute, Sven-Olof Sjöberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerome Ngake was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. FC Draconia made a substitution. Gregoire Decorte replaced Ignacio Quinteros. A collision led to Candelaria FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Sabastian Rodriguez hit a great ball. Candelaria FC's Timoteo Michael was substituted for Bart Pellen. Candelaria FC's Okanalp Özdil was substituted for Sven-Olof Sjöberg. Candelaria FC made a substitution. Antonio Alzamendi replaced Arnaldo Marquez. After 69 played minutes Candelaria FC got a freekick which was hit by Sabastian Rodriguez. 72 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Gregoire Decorte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Bonifaco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Gregoire Decorte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Bonifaco was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Joaquin Lekubegi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Tomás Bonifaco made a huge save. Candelaria FC's Tomás Bonifaco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregoire Decorte in the 86th minute of play. When Candelaria FC's Okanalp Özdil in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Draconia's goalie prevented a goal. FC Draconia's Amaury Van den Berge was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tomás Bonifaco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Candelaria FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Draconia for a fine match.