World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julian Efraim got the match started through his kick off. Cardiff City FC's Jairo Ler quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fernando Firme, made in the 3rd minute of the game. Julian Efraims short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Gregorio Fagildo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julian Efraim in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gregorio Fagildo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Dalmau in the 5th minute of play forced Cardiff City FC's goalkeeper Xencio Millan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Efraim 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. A collision led to Cardiff City FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Rafa Coutinho hit a great ball. Lino Igon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xencio Millan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Augusto Santio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregorio Fagildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Cardiff City FC were awarded a corner. Everardo Joey went to the cornerflag to take it. Jairo Ler was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Gregorio Fagildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Julian Efraim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregorio Fagildo having to make a save. Anastasio Cordairo got a throw-in 34 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Froilan Montel. In the 36th minute of the game Anastasio Cordairo made a throw-in which Froilan Montel played forward. Cardiff City FC's Xencio Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Valiente in the 38th minute of play. Deportivo Diamante U18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lino Igon in the 39th minute. In the 40th match minute, Deportivo Diamante U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Dalmau to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes in the game Anastasio Cordairo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Froilan Montel. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Conrado Maiorga to make the kick off. Gregorio Fagildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Julian Efraim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Julian Efraim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Efraim in the 62nd minute of play forced Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Gregorio Fagildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everardo Joey hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Xencio Millan acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 64th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lino Igon. 65 minutes into the game, Julian Efraim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Gregorio Fagildo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 69 minutes into the match, Cardiff City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Maiorga came free, but Xencio Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xencio Millan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Maiorga in the 77th minute of the match. Deportivo Diamante U18 were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Cardiff City FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lino Igon took the corner. Leonides Dalmau was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Conrado Maiorga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Xencio Millan made a huge save. Deportivo Diamante U18's Gregorio Fagildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Ler in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th match minute, Deportivo Diamante U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Presebal to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Everardo Joey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xencio Millan made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Conrado Maiorga sent off a good shot on target. Julian Efraim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregorio Fagildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Pastor Gaskon charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pastor Gaskon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute, Pastor Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.