World League

El Pantalán
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Vettori took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Puerto de Sagunto CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matia Climent to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Richmond Van Glabeeke in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manolis Peridis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gong Yong Nan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Vettori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manolis Peridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matia Climent, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Edu Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Puerto de Sagunto CF's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Frezza came free, but Gong Yong Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cesate getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Attilio Mazzone hit a great ball. Cesate's Manolis Peridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richmond Van Glabeeke in the 36th minute of play. Gong Yong Nan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Ferraris, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 43 played minutes Cesate got a freekick which was hit by Florian Carlini. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaw Nienajadlo in the 47th minute of play forced Puerto de Sagunto CF's goalkeeper Gong Yong Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Francisco José Millán stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manolis Peridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richmond Van Glabeeke, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 59th minute Angelo Vettori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gong Yong Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Puerto de Sagunto CF's Gong Yong Nan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Vettori in the 59th minute of play. Gong Yong Nan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Vettori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Yong Nan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Vettori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Puerto de Sagunto CF's Francisco José Millán sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manolis Peridis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Puerto de Sagunto CF's Sherman Valentin was substituted for Edu Gaspar. In the 68th minute of the match Puerto de Sagunto CF got a corner. Cesate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sherman Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Manolis Peridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco José Millán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, Puerto de Sagunto CF's Richmond Van Glabeeke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manolis Peridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Angelo Ferraris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Gong Yong Nan made a huge save. In the 79th match minute, Puerto de Sagunto CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lawrence Manrique to maneuver through the defense. Cesate's Kay Stormlund was substituted for Angelo Ferraris. After 81 played minutes Puerto de Sagunto CF got a freekick which was hit by Lawrence Manrique. Kay Stormlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gong Yong Nan. Puerto de Sagunto CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 84th minute of the match, Angelo Vettori tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gong Yong Nan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A nice corner shot did that Kay Stormlund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gong Yong Nan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matia Climent in the 87th minute of play forced Cesate's goalkeeper Manolis Peridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gong Yong Nan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaw Nienajadlo in the 89th minute. Gong Yong Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kay Stormlund in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Matia Climent ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolis Peridis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Puerto de Sagunto CF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cesate for a fine match.