World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manole Cristoiu kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bartolo Salvator. San Fernando Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manole Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Yan Chuan Yang hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Polo Quinteros 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. Artzai Tarin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Enceanu in the 9th minute of the match. Polo Quinteros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of San Fernando Eagles's Bartolo Salvator. Bartolo Salvator was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, Vlad Enceanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artzai Tarin. Orgullo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vlad Enceanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Bartolo Salvator showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the game, San Fernando Eagles's Polo Quinteros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artzai Tarin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Manole Cristoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Salvator was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Orgullo were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after San Fernando Eagles's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yan Chuan Yang took the corner. Orgullo's Yan Chuan Yang was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bartolo Salvator in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Manole Cristoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Manole Cristoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manole Cristoiu got free with Bartolo Salvator in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manole Cristoiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartolo Salvator. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Cristoiu ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 40th minute of play forced San Fernando Eagles's goalkeeper Bartolo Salvator to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orgullo's attentive Gungun Karo-karo managed to snatch the ball when Ezequiel Marques made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the San Fernando Eagles defense, Manole Cristoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartolo Salvator. The San Fernando Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartolo Salvator should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vlad Enceanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Manole Cristoiu 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. Manole Cristoiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartolo Salvator. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Cristoiu ran back to his position shaking his head. Bartolo Salvator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Roque Ariando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 59th minute of play forced San Fernando Eagles's goalkeeper Bartolo Salvator to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Polo Quinteros's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Artzai Tarin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Enceanu in the 64th minute of play forced Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manole Cristoiu in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartolo Salvator prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute, Manole Cristoiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartolo Salvator was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Bartolo Salvator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 74th minute of play. Manole Cristoiu scored 6-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bartolo Salvator, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Polo Quinteros. Bartolo Salvator didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manole Cristoiu went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-2 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the San Fernando Eagles defense, Manole Cristoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartolo Salvator. The San Fernando Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartolo Salvator should have stopped the shot.