World League

El Monumental de Hdo
Spectators: 7611 (Terracing: 5709, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Bero in the 6th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filip Tzenov made in the 7th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Filiberto Bernebe. After 13 minutes, Mikolaj Ratulowski made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. La Banda del Tinto's Cristo Cordara tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Bero in the 18th minute of play. Cristo Cordara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 23rd minute of play. Filip Tzenov made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Filiberto Bernebe. Jorge Caetano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Bero in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Matías Roganov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the La Banda del Tinto players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Zero Gravity:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of La Banda del Tinto:s goal. The referee gave La Banda del Tinto a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fidel Zárate, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano. 1-1. 41 minutes into the match, La Banda del Tinto's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Ratulowski came free, but Cristo Cordara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Jorge Caetano managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when La Banda del Tinto's Baldomiro Inocente fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. La Banda del Tinto's Cristo Cordara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to La Banda del Tinto getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Baldomiro Inocente hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Robbin De Ruyter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristo Cordara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Paulino Bero made the kick off in the second half. Robbin De Ruyter who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Cristo Cordara when he managed to save the team from getting behind. La Banda del Tinto's Cristo Cordara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 55th minute of play. Paulino Bero scored 2-2 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Caetano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. La Banda del Tinto's Paulino Bero got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Filiberto Bernebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robbin De Ruyter came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristo Cordara could save by the left post. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when La Banda del Tinto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fidel Zárate didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski was substituted for Robbin De Ruyter. After 68 played minutes La Banda del Tinto got a freekick which was hit by Fidel Zárate. In the 69th minute, Matías Roganov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Banda del Tinto's Cristo Cordara didn't even have to move. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zero Gravity's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fidel Zárate was slow to take the kick. During this time La Banda del Tinto's players had a chance to rest. Cristo Cordara made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristo Cordara was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, La Banda del Tinto's goalkeeper Cristo Cordara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wawrzyniec Iwanowski. In the 81st minute Zero Gravity were awarded a corner. Matías Roganov went to the cornerflag to take it. A sloppy throw-in by Filip Tzenov in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La Banda del Tinto's Matías Godoy. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when La Banda del Tinto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Quijada didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristo Cordara was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Bero came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to La Banda del Tinto getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Angel Quijada hit a great ball. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Banda del Tinto's goalkeeper Cristo Cordara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zero Gravity were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing La Banda del Tinto to leave the ground with a draw.