World League

ARENA CARIOCA
Spectators: 6946 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1230, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lion Messi kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's goalkeeper Loramendi Cabarcos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anísio Queirós recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Feng in the 12th minute of play. When Anísio Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO 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 Anísio Queirós couldn't finish the play. Loramendi Cabarcos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kang Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Iker Mincho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lion Messi in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Lennie Buckler got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Lion Messi came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Lion Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Mincho. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lion Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 29 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Lion Messi came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Alvarado de Mar del Plata got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Salomon. Loramendi Cabarcos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kang Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Kang Feng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 37th play minutes Kang Feng shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Loramendi Cabarcos and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Lennie Buckler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loramendi Cabarcos was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Loramendi Cabarcos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennie Buckler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Feng in the 44th minute of play. If Kang Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Lucas hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Lion Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Mincho having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Ghițescu to make the kick off. The supporters of E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO booed when Alvarado de Mar del Plata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Ghițescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Lucas charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Lucas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Augusto Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Kang Feng's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Loramendi Cabarcos firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos got control of the ball when Lennie Buckler tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Izel Carrion got a free kick in the 58th minute. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennie Buckler in the 60th minute of play forced E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's goalkeeper Loramendi Cabarcos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loramendi Cabarcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Ghițescu in the 62nd minute of the match. Iker Mincho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lion Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Daniel Ghițescu got a free kick in the 65th minute. Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Jacobo Vincent replaced Kang Feng. After 66 played minutes Alvarado de Mar del Plata got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Ghițescu. Lennie Buckler scored 1-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Loramendi Cabarcos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lion Messi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iker Mincho having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lion Messi in the 73rd minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Iker Mincho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Daniel Ghițescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loramendi Cabarcos was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 75thth minute of the game Daniel Ghițescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Brabec in the 78th minute of play forced E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's goalkeeper Loramendi Cabarcos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loramendi Cabarcos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lennie Buckler showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 81 minute of play. Lennie Buckler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute Jakub Brabec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loramendi Cabarcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Loramendi Cabarcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Brabec in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute Daniel Ghițescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loramendi Cabarcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.