World League

Estadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the match, C.D Escuela Mayor's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquinho Neto came free, but Antonio Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Daniel Alcântara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonio Noboa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, C.D Escuela Mayor's Gau Piedra got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Chiquinho Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.D Escuela Mayor's Antonio Noboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the last second Rômulo de Almeida throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eleuterio Huercanos in the 15thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Rômulo de Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentino Ospina in the 19th minute. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Rondinone F.C - FDFDF from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferruccio De Vecchis got free with Rômulo de Almeida in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 28 played minutes C.D Escuela Mayor got a freekick which was hit by Gau Piedra. Chiquinho Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chiquinho Neto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonio Noboa having to make a save. Antonio Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho Neto in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferruccio De Vecchis to make the kick off. Eleuterio Huercanos took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rômulo de Almeida. Rômulo de Almeida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A collision led to Rondinone F.C - FDFDF getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Daniel Alcântara hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Gau Piedra came free, but Rômulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rafinha Sergipano got a free kick in the 56th minute. When Valentino Ospina came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the C.D Escuela Mayor fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valentino Ospina couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Chiquinho Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Noboa was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of C.D Escuela Mayor:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF:s goal. Chiquinho Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Noboa having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Gau Piedra notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida. Rômulo de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gau Piedra struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Rômulo de Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.D Escuela Mayor. Antonio Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquinho Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the C.D Escuela Mayor defense, Chiquinho Neto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Noboa. The C.D Escuela Mayor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Noboa should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the game, Jeronimo Abalos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.D Escuela Mayor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rondinone F.C - FDFDF the free kick. After 92 played minutes C.D Escuela Mayor got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ospina. If Daniel Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 97 in the game by Daniel Alcântara from a close distance when the talented Antonio Noboa managed to make a qualified save. C.D Escuela Mayor's players were relieved. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.