World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Ren Xi Chen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sergio Romero came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by RockCity F.C.'s Jama Balanza. But to his dismay, Jama Balanza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 9th minute of play. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Reborio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Reborio, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Arkadiusz Banaszak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Romero was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Romero saved April 25 SC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The attack was good, but when Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 27th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Ramiro James hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jama Balanza in the 34th minute of the match. Ren Xi Chens short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Cagua Seoane to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The April 25 SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RockCity F.C. were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arkadiusz Banaszak to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, RockCity F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ren Xi Chen came free, but Cagua Seoane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Ionel Zărnescu put in a rough tackle. 55 minutes into the game, one of April 25 SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Arkadiusz Banaszak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antoni Augustyn's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cagua Seoane read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. István Antal hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. April 25 SC's Michel Platini was substituted for Antoni Augustyn. István Antal hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Méndez Miñaca in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by April 25 SC's István Antal. Michel Platini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cagua Seoane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jama Balanza's late challenge caught a April 25 SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jama Balanza helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd match minute, RockCity F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jama Balanza to maneuver through the defense. RockCity F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.