World League

A Cruz - ORROS
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) After 6 minutes of play, XENEIXES FC's Octavio Salvatore made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Romani was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Ixaka came free, but Leonardo Romani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Chano took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonardo Romani. Leonardo Romani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Jeremias Ixaka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Club Deportivo O IRIXO defense, Jeremias Ixaka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonardo Romani. The Club Deportivo O IRIXO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonardo Romani should have stopped the shot. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Leonardo Romani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Chano in the 21st minute of play. After some careless play in the Club Deportivo O IRIXO defense, Denis Chano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonardo Romani. The Club Deportivo O IRIXO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonardo Romani should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute, Denis Chano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XENEIXES FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 30 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Ixaka came free, but Leonardo Romani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macerio Sarro hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Leonardo Romani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes, Aristides Arratia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Deportivo O IRIXO and the XENEIXES FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vyacheslav Konopatov in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Romani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, Saul Rioja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Romani. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saul Rioja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vyacheslav Konopatov to make the kick off. Leonardo Romani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Leonardo Romani successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The corner led XENEIXES FC's Octavio Salvatore to a score. 0-7 in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Saul Rioja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Romani. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saul Rioja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Leonardo Romani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov in the 68th minute of play. Leonardo Romani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, XENEIXES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Jax to maneuver through the defense. XENEIXES FC's Ovidio Jakobe was substituted for Cristian Senio. XENEIXES FC's Geronimo Tonio was substituted for Denis Chano. In the 76th minute Vyacheslav Konopatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Romani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremias Ixaka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Armando Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Romani having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Club Deportivo O IRIXO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belasko Benito to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Macerio Sarro threw the ball into play from the sideline. XENEIXES FC's Alin Pârvan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 85th minute of the game Macerio Sarro made a throw-in which Andrei Gil played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo O IRIXO's zone, Amador Jax stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Romani came out of the goal and Amador Jax tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th play minute Armando Michael came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Leonardo Romani. 0-9. XENEIXES FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.