World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ren Xi Chen kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, April 25 SC's István Antal seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed István Antal the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of April 25 SC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and István Antal had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of April 25 SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cañada Juniors:s goal. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Malysz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laureano Sevilla's late challenge caught a Cañada Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Sevilla helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Laureano Sevilla got a free kick in the 12th minute. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Batista in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute Abayhan Nedret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Adolfo Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Malysz in the 25th minute of the match. Nemesio Cesaro kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Antoni Augustyn hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abayhan Nedret, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Malysz in the 39th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Batista in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Cañada Juniors booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro James didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ramiro James fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored April 25 SC's protests and gave Ramiro James a yellow card for diving instead. After 48 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro James. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Abayhan Nedret made the kick off in the second half. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save April 25 SC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Adolfo Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adolfo Batista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sergio Romero came out and tried to block the shot, but Adolfo Batista slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 58th minute. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Adolfo Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sergio Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Malysz in the 73rd minute. Antoni Augustyn struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Jonatan Bortzaioriz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for April 25 SC. Bonifacio Bartolome made in the 87th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Adolfo Batista immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abayhan Nedret in the 88th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cañada Juniors booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Platini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.