World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cefero Gala started the match with the kick off. Ariel Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Hultman, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Cefero Gala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Venerando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egon Markusson hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Road To Glory's Ariel Venerando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Hultman in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Road To Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egon Markusson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Hultman in the 10th minute of play forced Road To Glory's goalkeeper Ariel Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Venerando didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Tough and Tasty FC's Stefan Hultman shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Gugu de Mendonça who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Magnus Hägglund when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Stefan Hultman made a precise shot to the right of Ariel Venerando. Road To Glory's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Magnus Hägglund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gugu de Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 邵挺思's late challenge caught a Tough and Tasty FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 邵挺思 helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes Road To Glory got a freekick which was hit by 邵挺思. Ariel Venerando didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cefero Gala went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 39th minute of the match, Gugu de Mendonça tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Magnus Hägglund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 42nd minute, 邵挺思 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cefero Gala scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Venerando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 47 played minutes Road To Glory got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Abeita.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gugu de Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. Gugu de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Magnus Hägglund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Road To Glory. Stefan Hultman kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Stefan Hultman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ariel Venerando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Tough and Tasty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evert Ros to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Tough and Tasty FC's zone, Gugu de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magnus Hägglund came out of the goal and Gugu de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Magnus Hägglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu de Mendonça in the 80th minute of the match. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Hultman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Road To Glory's Leonardo Gaspard suffered a sore thigh after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 89 played minutes Tough and Tasty FC got a freekick which was hit by Sonny Sigman. In the 94th minute Gugu de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magnus Hägglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. 邵挺思 hit a great ball. Tough and Tasty FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.