World League

Honorato Ascencio
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Osvaldo Ferrero started the match with the kick off. After 6 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Kleanthis Manousaridis. In the 7th minute, Iker Mino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 10th minute Panos Kallitzakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timoteo Ixona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmiro Nuxila's late challenge caught a Toutourouki f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmiro Nuxila helped the player get up and apologised. Panos Kallitzakis kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Osvaldo Ferrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. In the 17th minute, Delmiro Nuxila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 18 minutes, Osvaldo Ferrero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Ferrero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Demis Thanos kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauricio Clodio in the 24th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Ferrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Ferrero in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 37th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's goalkeeper Timoteo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Ferrero. Osvaldo Ferrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Mauricio Clodio hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 52 played minutes 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Chuan. The audience was convinced that Delmiro Nuxila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Gustau during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jairo Gustau hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's Timoteo Ixona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleanthis Manousaridis in the 64th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's Iker Mino got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Iker Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Timoteo Ixona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kleanthis Manousaridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmiro Nuxila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Tolis Mantouvalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Iker Mino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Osvaldo Ferrero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Timoteo Ixona was a little too slow when Kleanthis Manousaridis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-1. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Ferrero in the 97th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Toutourouki f.c. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas.