World League

Estadio Copetonas
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Marcelo Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Fiz in the 5th minute of the match. If Pompiliu Ciutacu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Cordairo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolaas Anelka, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn were awarded a corner. Éric Féraud went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's Candido Evarado got a free kick in the 13th minute. A collision led to Copetonas AFC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Pompiliu Ciutacu hit a great ball. Marcelo Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Evarado in the 17th minute of the match. Rafael Gerazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breno da Mata in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Ramond in the 23rd minute of play forced Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Marcelo Cordairo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes, Jeronimo Lehior mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Copetonas AFC and the Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Copetonas AFC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Jeronimo Lehior hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's Jonas Elodio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jonas Elodio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jonas Elodio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! Copetonas AFC's Marcelo Cordairo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Ramond in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Candido Evarado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Cordairo was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Nicolaas Anelka took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelo Cordairo. Marcelo Cordairo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Breno da Mata kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rafael Gerazan. That made the score 2-1 in the 46 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Jeronimo Lehior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolaas Anelka hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Rafael Gerazan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Ciutacu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th match minute, Copetonas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Tajo to maneuver through the defense. Epifanio Canor hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Marcelo Cordairo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolaas Anelka. After 71 played minutes Nicolaas Anelka rounded Copetonas AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. Candido Evarado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Cordairo having to interfere. Rafael Gerazan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Ospin, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Rafael Gerazan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Paxinos in the 78th minute of play. Copetonas AFC's Jeronimo Franco was substituted for İrfan Ergüder. When Nicolaas Anelka came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn 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 Nicolaas Anelka couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Leon Ospin made a precise shot to the right of Rafael Gerazan. Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The supporters of Copetonas AFC booed when Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Fiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Ciutacu came free, but Rafael Gerazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Copetonas AFC.