World League

AllRaf
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nuno Gaúcho made the kick off which started today's match. KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Björnfot in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Galsino came free, but Aitor España reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, David Lebon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aitor España was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, Bennvar Björnfot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AllRaf EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. AllRaf EC's Aitor España played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Lebon in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Ernesto Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aitor España saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, AllRaf EC's Jorge Errando threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Froilan Harri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Lebon in the 23rd minute of play. Aitor España took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caner Parshan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes KIRICOCHO FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arnulfo Valencia who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Bennvar Björnfot got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Errando quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Lebon in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aitor España saved AllRaf EC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Lebon in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aitor España prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Theodore in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Nuno Gaúcho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Gaúcho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bennvar Björnfot hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Aitor España showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Lebon, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Froilan Harri came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the AllRaf EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Froilan Harri couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Lebon in the 42nd minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 minutes of play, KIRICOCHO FC's Ernesto Theodore made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aitor España was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Lebon to make the kick off. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Lebon in the 51st minute of play. AllRaf EC's Aitor España played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Lebon in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Nuno Gaúcho made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Errando. KIRICOCHO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Nuno Gaúcho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AllRaf EC's Aitor España played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Galsino in the 63rd minute of play. Aitor España showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caner Parshan in the 65th minute of the match. David Lebon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Aitor España made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Caner Parshan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aitor España was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, David Lebon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aitor España, 2-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Lebon in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aitor España prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caner Parshan in the 87th minute of play. In the 93rd minute David Lebon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aitor España saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.