World League

Romanus Empire
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) A collision led to Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Celestino Bernal hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Senatus Populus Que Roman's Mastur Bassi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Ovidio Vagrande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mastur Bassi in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Bonifacio Olle got a free kick in the 24th minute. Octave Soetemans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ovidio Vagrande read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2:s Ovidio Vagrande showed great skill when he stopped Mastur Bassi:s penalty. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's attentive Celestino Bernal managed to snatch the ball when Xuaco Acedo made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goalkeeper Ovidio Vagrande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Senatus Populus Que Roman booed when Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Tunaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francisco Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Poncio Abellan having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mastur Bassi to make the kick off. The throw-in from Di Yong Si in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Celestino Bernal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mastur Bassi in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ovidio Vagrande saved Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Mastur Bassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ovidio Vagrande. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mastur Bassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Senatus Populus Que Roman's José Fontan got a free kick in the 84th minute. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 made a substitution. Alejandro Vacas replaced Francisco Pardo. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Quintin Gomar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's supporters rose to their feet, but Quintin Gomar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Poncio Abellan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Cheche Rubiero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Senatus Populus Que Roman fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 96th match minute, Senatus Populus Que Roman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheche Rubiero to maneuver through the defense. After 97 minutes of play, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Alejandro Vacas made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Poncio Abellan was left in no man's land by his defense there!