World League

La Cushinera
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrew Dalli got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Dalli in the 2nd minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Dylan Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danijel Subašić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Calvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Simon Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Devidatta Vendetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Todor came free, but Danijel Subašić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Danijel Subašić was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Fabian Todor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabian Todor really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With an all-out effort, Showtime FC's Danijel Subašić threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teofilo Dalmu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Omar Dominic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danijel Subašić was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, David Banegas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Hori. Showtime FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Banegas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Simon Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38thth minute of the game Dylan Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esmeralda AFC's Danijel Subašić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eustacio Sadurni's late challenge caught a Esmeralda AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustacio Sadurni helped the player get up and apologised. Simon Hori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Dalli in the 40th minute of play. Showtime FC were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Esmeralda AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Puch took the corner. In the 47th match minute, Esmeralda AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Brataniec to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dylan Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Danijel Subašić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Mero in the 51st minute of the match. Simon Hori made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Banegas in the 52nd minute. Danijel Subašić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. David Banegas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Simon Hori made a huge save. Showtime FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when David Banegas scored to the left of an out of position Simon Hori, making the score, 1-2. In the 70th minute, Dylan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Showtime FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fabian Todor hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Abel in the 79th minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Danijel Subašić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Showtime FC's Dylan Sarmiento in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esmeralda AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Showtime FC made a substitution. Anacleto Ixaka replaced Celestino Richie. After taking down the ball on Showtime FC's corner José Puch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Danijel Subašić quite easily take care of the ball. In the 94th match minute, Showtime FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Todor to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Devidatta Vendetta. Esmeralda AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.