World League

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Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Fillos de Breogán's Orti Sánchez 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 match, Gabriel Bogatu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bendito Sea El Fernet's Tomás Maule. Tomás Maule was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomás Maule stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orti Sánchez's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Fillos de Breogán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oto Gómez in the 12th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalie and right to Waldemar Olszewski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bendito Sea El Fernet's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calisto Abril in the 16th minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Tomás Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Fillos de Breogán's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Tipi came free, but Garibaldo Quijana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orti Sánchez might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomás Maule. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orti Sánchez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute Orti Sánchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Fillos de Breogán getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Yağızalp Ulaş hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Orti Sánchez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Maule. Bendito Sea El Fernet's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orti Sánchez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Fillos de Breogán's Garibaldo Quijana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Fillos de Breogán from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustaquio Tiadoro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Calisto Abril shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orti Sánchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Calisto Abril received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomás Maule came out and tried to block the shot, but Calisto Abril slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 60th minute. Tomás Maule made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stelian Deleanu in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Fillos de Breogán's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Rosio came free, but Garibaldo Quijana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orti Sánchez in the 71st minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Tomás Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Bogatu in the 72nd minute of the match. Fillos de Breogán's Xesus Galaiko was substituted for Calisto Abril. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when Fillos de Breogán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Bogatu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Fillos de Breogán fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Fillos de Breogán's Xesus Galaiko looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tomás Maule made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Orti Sánchez sent off a good shot on target. Orti Sánchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Maule read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Ascencio Domenech was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fillos de Breogán's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bendito Sea El Fernet the free kick. A collision led to Fillos de Breogán getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ascencio Domenech hit a great ball. Fillos de Breogán's Xoan Galaiko was substituted for Xesus Galaiko. Ascencio Domenech hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Garibaldo Quijana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Rosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Maule made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Orti Sánchez sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Fillos de Breogán left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bendito Sea El Fernet.