World League

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Azul Y Plomo's Oswaldo Moran started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Fernando Redondo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Azul Y Plomo's Nazario Arechavala quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Ilulea FC booed when Azul Y Plomo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Bobis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Anibal Perfecto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Martin Gorbea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabby Arias came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Azul Y Plomo's Hector Bobis. But to his dismay, Hector Bobis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The supporters of Ilulea FC booed when Azul Y Plomo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graziani Moranto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Cabrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 史铮坤 in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hector Bobis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabby Arias was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Zacarias Cabrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anibal Perfecto, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Nazario Arechavala heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Zacarias Cabrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 史铮坤 in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Bobis in the 37th minute of play forced Ilulea FC's goalkeeper Gabby Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zacarias Cabrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Perfecto in the 39th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eleuterio Mirande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Azul Y Plomo's Nazario Arechavala managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Paulino Pelagius in the 57 minute of the game. Adam Tanner was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. Ilulea FC:s Gabby Arias showed great skill when he stopped José Macías:s penalty. In the 62nd minute Anibal Perfecto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Oswaldo Moran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabby Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niva Bellido received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zacarias Cabrero came out and tried to block the shot, but Niva Bellido slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 75th minute. Azul Y Plomo made a substitution. Chiriboga Torres replaced Navarro Rojas. Zacarias Cabrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anibal Perfecto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulino Pelagius's late challenge caught a Azul Y Plomo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulino Pelagius helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Azul Y Plomo booed when Ilulea FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulino Pelagius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Niva Bellido ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zacarias Cabrero was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3.