World League

Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) FC Beatriz 08's Pepe Bomba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barto Sánchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Eurico lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roald Ahland in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Beatriz 08's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodosio Farias was slow to take the kick. During this time Legio X Eqvestris's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Marcelino Kimetz heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Bomba in the 25th minute of play. Eurico lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Rudy in the 28th minute of the match. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Bomba in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Bomba in the 30th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alexandre Luijten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute of the match FC Beatriz 08 got a corner. Legio X Eqvestris's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alexandre Luijten ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Beatriz 08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alexandre Luijten in the 37th minute. The corner led to FC Beatriz 08's Barto Sánchez getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Bomba in the 40th minute of play. Ariel Gustau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepe Bomba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luis Navarro was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roald Ahland in the 51st minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Eurico lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pepe Bomba in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Gustau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, Tadeusz Rudy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Samuca Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Eurico lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Kimetz in the 68th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Barto Sánchez during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Barto Sánchez kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Santio in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Eurico lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Tadeusz Rudy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Beatriz 08's Eurico lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Santio in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Legio X Eqvestris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Florin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the FC Beatriz 08 defense, Domingos Santio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eurico lago. The FC Beatriz 08 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eurico lago should have stopped the shot. Marcelino Kimetz's late challenge caught a FC Beatriz 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelino Kimetz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Legio X Eqvestris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Kimetz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeusz Rudy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eurico lago having to make a save. When Teodosio Farias fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Legio X Eqvestris's protests and gave Teodosio Farias a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Legio X Eqvestris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Farias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Bomba in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Legio X Eqvestris fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Beatriz 08 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.