World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hector Bieito made the kick off which started today's match. Hector Bieito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zbigniew Barowicz having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 7th minute of play forced Blackened's goalkeeper Resto Casa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Hector Bieito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blackened fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Unax Cabrerizo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbigniew Barowicz having to interfere. Federico Hannis short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Resto Casa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blackened's goalkeeper Resto Casa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manantiales Fc were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Blackened's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurelio Aragones took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Bieito in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zbigniew Barowicz saved Manantiales Fc from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Hector Bieito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbigniew Barowicz was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Unax Cabrerizo in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zbigniew Barowicz saved Manantiales Fc from getting behind. Resto Casa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Hanni in the 30th minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Isaio Vidal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes in the game Leonides Heli did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Unax Cabrerizo. Blackened's Resto Casa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 38th minute of play. Blackened's Resto Casa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Blackened from getting a goal against them. Federico Hanni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Resto Casa having to make a save. Resto Casa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Hanni in the 41st minute of play. Unax Cabrerizo scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zbigniew Barowicz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Hanni to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hector Bieito. 59 minutes into the match, Blackened's Aaron Mano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zbigniew Barowicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hector Bieito received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zbigniew Barowicz came out and tried to block the shot, but Hector Bieito slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 61st minute. 67 minutes into the match, Blackened's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Hanni came free, but Resto Casa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Unax Cabrerizo came free, but Zbigniew Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A very nice done corner allowed Ronaldo Ronaldo to score against Resto Casa in Blackened's goal. 1-3 after 74 minutes. Ronaldo Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zbigniew Barowicz made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Aaron Mano sent off a good shot on target. Blackened were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Manantiales Fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hector Bieito took the corner. Israel Cugat tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Zbigniew Barowicz. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-4 in the 82nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erich Cantona during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Blackened was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erich Cantona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Resto Casa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Manantiales Fc's Ulises Pasqual got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norberto Ilixo during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blackened's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.