World League

EL PINO
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikos Valassiou got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the PARA QUE TE TRAJE defense, Nikos Valassiou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prudencio Olando. The PARA QUE TE TRAJE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prudencio Olando should have stopped the shot. Thanos Kalikis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Prudencio Olando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Nikos Valassiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prudencio Olando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes El Pinar's Toma Merlushkin stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Prudencio Olando stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing PARA QUE TE TRAJE of the goal. With a little luck, PARA QUE TE TRAJE's Prudencio Olando got control of the ball when Nikos Valassiou tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute of the match El Pinar got a corner. PARA QUE TE TRAJE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thanos Kalikis ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Eufemio in the 16th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Valassiou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Prudencio Olando skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 24th match minute, El Pinar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milio Carcamo to maneuver through the defense. PARA QUE TE TRAJE's Prudencio Olando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save PARA QUE TE TRAJE from getting a goal against them. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gizon in the 36th minute of play. Fernando Gizon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ni Tian Peng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in El Pinar's zone, Faustino Eufemio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ni Tian Peng came out of the goal and Faustino Eufemio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the match, Faustino Eufemio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ni Tian Peng. El Pinar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustino Eufemio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Faustino Eufemio came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the PARA QUE TE TRAJE 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 Faustino Eufemio couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikos Valassiou got free with Prudencio Olando in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

PARA QUE TE TRAJE made a substitution. Victoriano Orlanda replaced Dionisio Polo. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Faustino Eufemio made a kick off. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Eufemio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Fernando Gizon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Tian Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faustino Eufemio in the 55th minute. A collision led to PARA QUE TE TRAJE getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tero Odriozola hit a great ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind PARA QUE TE TRAJE's goalkeeper Prudencio Olando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, PARA QUE TE TRAJE's Godofredo Dunixi got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Fredrik Holden got a free kick in the 64th minute. El Pinar's Henrik Kock got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Prudencio Olando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Kalikis in the 69th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, PARA QUE TE TRAJE's goal looked a bit too open when Thanos Kalikis came free, but Prudencio Olando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Henrik Kock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prudencio Olando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Prudencio Olando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Valassiou in the 82nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Thanos Kalikis managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Pinar's supporters rose to their feet, but Thanos Kalikis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prudencio Olando breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Despite being the better team, El Pinar failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.