World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sigfrido Ocaña took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnoldo Arotza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Saturnino Nieto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturnino Nieto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Hotz in the 8th minute of the match. Saturnino Nieto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Hotz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Espirillo FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aaron Cutberto in the 12th minute. The corner ended in Aaron Cutberto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Saturnino Nieto did a great save. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tello Lopez hit a great ball. Saturnino Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Cristos in the 14th minute of play. Cefero Casero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jorge Iztal came out and tried to block the shot, but Cefero Casero slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Gregorio Hotz put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Saturnino Nieto. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Saturnino Nieto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Arotza in the 29th minute of play. Espirillo FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aaron Cutberto took the corner. Aaron Cutberto made a great header on Espirillo FC's corner, it was just that ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Saturnino Nieto managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal got control of the ball when Cefero Casero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Espirillo FC from getting a goal against them. Nicanor Baraquiel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Jorge Iztal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cefero Casero. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Cutberto in the 44th minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Saturnino Nieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gregorio Hotz was the one to do the kick off. Arnoldo Arotza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Saturnino Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Arotza in the 55th minute of play. Jorge Iztal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cefero Casero, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Saturnino Nieto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Hotz. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Hotz got free with Saturnino Nieto in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saturnino Nieto was a little too slow when Gregorio Hotz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-2. After 67 minutes, Rico Migachev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espirillo FC and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Marques Gutierrez replaced Loreto Vila. After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Rico Migachev got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute of the match Argenis Dominguez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Iztal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lucio Toxeiro hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Saturnino Nieto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saverio Cristos in the 82nd minute. Saverio Cristoss short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Saturnino Nieto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 91 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Toxeiro came free, but Jorge Iztal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Espirillo FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ALPUJARRAS LIBRE throughout the match.