World League

Cacho Laudonio
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wei De Ling got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar in the 7th minute of play forced AC Rangers's goalkeeper Rosendo Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Athletic Bostero's goal looked a bit too open when Wei De Ling came free, but Cecilio Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Athletic Bostero fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! Athletic Bostero:s Cecilio Martinez showed great skill when he stopped Ezequiel Ilazki:s penalty. After 26 played minutes Román Riquelme rounded AC Rangers's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 28th match minute, AC Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Sal to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Athletic Bostero's Román Riquelme got a free kick in the 29th minute. Cecilio Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei De Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Athletic Bostero's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Ilazki came free, but Cecilio Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei De Ling in the 38th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match Athletic Bostero got a corner. AC Rangers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Liu Yuan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Román Riquelme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Liu Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wei De Ling in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Román Riquelme in the 53rd minute of play forced AC Rangers's goalkeeper Rosendo Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, AC Rangers's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Yuan came free, but Rosendo Balesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tihomir Leustek in the 59th minute of the match. Cecilio Martinez made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Wei De Ling sent off a good shot on target. If Nicolas Tipi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AC Rangers made a substitution. Armando Sotero replaced Clodoveo Neto. AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Yuan in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute Tihomir Leustek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Tihomir Leustek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Rangers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Athletic Bostero the free kick. Tihomir Leustek hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Román Riquelme took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rosendo Balesio. Rosendo Balesio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The supporters of Athletic Bostero booed when AC Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Sal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Athletic Bostero's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Sotero came free, but Cecilio Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Barreto charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Barreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nicolas Tipi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosendo Balesio having to interfere.