World League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Downchester City's Paco Trujillo 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. If Paco Trujillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paco Trujillo in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Linares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Trujillo in the 5th minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Júlio Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleiton Cordeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Paco Trujillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Linares having to make a save. If Paco Trujillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Júlio Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Trujillo in the 9th minute of the match. Paco Trujillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Linares having to make a save. In the 13th minute, Andrés Figueroa made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Linares. Xiboquinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duda Veiga during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute Paco Trujillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Downchester City's Romo Hidalgo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Duda Veiga in the 21 minute of the game. In the 21st minute Paco Trujillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Downchester City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrés Figueroa in the 26th minute. A nice corner shot did that Andrés Figueroa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Júlio Linares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Downchester City's Saturnin Darroja got control of the ball when Jacob Preuss tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute Downchester City were awarded a corner. Andrés Figueroa went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 37th minute, Paco Trujillo made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Linares. Xiboquinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Andrés Figueroa kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guto Tasso to make the kick off. Júlio Linares made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Charlie Puyol sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Júlio Linares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paco Trujillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Linares having to make a save. In the 61st minute Paco Trujillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cássio Pinheiro hit a great ball. If Paco Trujillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Downchester City's Paco Trujillo in the 64th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Júlio Linares was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Xiboquinha FC through an amazing save. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by David Guedes with Kléberson Sanches as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 69th minute Paco Trujillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Downchester City made a substitution. Pepe Rivas replaced Coky Reyes. Cássio Pinheiro made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by David Guedes. In the 72nd minute, Romo Hidalgo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Guedes hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Júlio Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Trujillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Júlio Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Trujillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Paco Trujillo came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Downchester City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paco Trujillo couldn't finish the play. Cássio Pinheiro charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cássio Pinheiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cássio Pinheiro hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Pantoja. When the match was over Downchester City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Xiboquinha FC throughout the match.