World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robert Billock got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Isidro Oliviero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Murçia FC's José Carlos Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Omar Abadia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Carretero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Keno Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isidro Oliviero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Carlos Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Murçia FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Keno Cantona was slow to take the kick. During this time Barbudos FC's players had a chance to rest. Isidro Oliviero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Carlos Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Barbudos FC's corner Keno Cantona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Carlos Castro quite easily take care of the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Murçia FC's goalkeeper José Carlos Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robert Billock's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omar Abadia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute He Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Abadia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Carretero in the 25th minute of play forced Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Omar Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omar Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Isidro Oliviero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Carlos Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Isidro Oliviero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Carlos Castro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. José Carlos Castro made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Dionisio Chorche sent off a good shot on target. After 37 minutes of play, Barbudos FC's Isidro Oliviero made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Carlos Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 45 minutes in the game, Isidro Oliviero fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without José Carlos Castro having to interfere. Omar Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Billock in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidro Oliviero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Teofilo Ermano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barbudos FC and the Real Murçia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Real Murçia FC booed when Barbudos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Ermano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Oliviero in the 55th minute of play forced Real Murçia FC's goalkeeper José Carlos Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isidro Oliviero in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Carlos Castro saved Real Murçia FC from getting behind. Barbudos FC made a substitution. Gareth Bala replaced Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer. Barbudos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gareth Bala in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Murçia FC's goalkeeper José Carlos Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Omar Abadia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Billock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Carlos Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro Oliviero in the 68th minute of the match. Barbudos FC's Omar Abadia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Barbudos FC from getting a goal against them. Omar Abadia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Carretero in the 70th minute. When Barbudos FC's Isidro Oliviero in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Murçia FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 74 played minutes Barbudos FC got a freekick which was hit by Severino Rojas. Barbudos FC's Franco Beccari was substituted for Isidro Oliviero. After 75 played minutes Barbudos FC got a freekick which was hit by Severino Rojas. Franco Beccari scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Carlos Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute, Keno Cantona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 82nd minute Franco Beccari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Beccari's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Carlos Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Franco Beccari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Barbudos FC were awarded a corner. Gareth Bala went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Gareth Bala got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Carlos Castro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Real Murçia FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.