World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dario Hussain took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hernán Leandro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Juan Benavides made a huge save. Juan Benavides was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dario Hussain showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Ruperto Rainerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Gabis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Constantino Anaya who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie and right to Teodoro Honrio. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Hussain in the 16th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Celso Havier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Gustafson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ruperto Rainerio. Leon Platense's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Leon Platense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Francisco Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruperto Rainerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ulloa, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Leon Platense's Ruperto Rainerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 29th minute of play. Ruperto Rainerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Gustafson in the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dario Hussain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Benavides was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After 34 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Dari Mana. 37 minutes into the match, Leon Platense's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Escobar came free, but Ruperto Rainerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Humberto Escobar in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ruperto Rainerio saved Leon Platense from getting behind. Ruperto Rainerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Gabis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Milosz Gabis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruperto Rainerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Humberto Escobar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaafar Carrillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Escobar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Ruperto Rainerio made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dario Hussain in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Benavides saved ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting behind. Hernán Leandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Platense made a substitution. Klaas Alberts replaced Alfonso Kemen. Leon Platense's Gonzalo Adrio was substituted for Teodoro Honrio. With a little luck, Leon Platense's Ruperto Rainerio got control of the ball when Martín Ulloa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Martín Ulloa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ruperto Rainerio. That made the score 1-3 in the 64 minute of play. After 72 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Adan Bartuelo. Adan Bartuelo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaafar Carrillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Humberto Escobar could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Ruperto Rainerio however easily saved by the left post. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leon Platense's goalkeeper Ruperto Rainerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute of the match ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a corner. Leon Platense's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Gustafson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ruperto Rainerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Escobar, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Ruperto Rainerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milosz Gabis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Humberto Escobar got free with Ruperto Rainerio in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Humberto Escobar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Ruperto Rainerio made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Humberto Escobar made a precise shot to the right of Ruperto Rainerio. Leon Platense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Ruperto Rainerio was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Milosz Gabis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Milosz Gabis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.