World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 10851 (Terracing: 8140, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaac Ferreira kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute of the match PREZULO FC got a corner. La mano de D10S's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shi Xi Zhen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Albano Jaunzuria got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Saad Bin Berrak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aymerick Nadal in the 8th minute of play. In the 16th minute Aymerick Nadal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Isaac Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saad Bin Berrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Ferreira came free, but Saad Bin Berrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarbas Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aymerick Nadal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marquinhos Santos in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saad Bin Berrak saved La mano de D10S from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saad Bin Berrak was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Francesc Tamari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Jarbas Quadros made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 31st minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Saad Bin Berrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Quadros was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Aymerick Nadal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aymerick Nadal really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Saad Bin Berrak came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by PREZULO FC's Marquinhos Santos. But to his dismay, Marquinhos Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 44 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aymerick Nadal came free, but Jarbas Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ferreira in the 45th minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Saad Bin Berrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Aymerick Nadal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francesc Tamari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aymerick Nadal in the 55th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Aymerick Nadal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Isaac Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saad Bin Berrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesc Tamari in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Andrés Iniesta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marquinhos Santos got free with Saad Bin Berrak in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Andrés Iniesta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarbas Quadros. PREZULO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrés Iniesta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. PREZULO FC's Olavo Botelho was substituted for Ticho Covarrubias. La mano de D10S made a substitution. Jonas Hautot replaced Francesc Tamari. La mano de D10S's Canor Contratas was substituted for Aymerick Nadal. La mano de D10S's Carmelo Puyol was substituted for Bautista Riba. 76 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Saad Bin Berrak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marquinhos Santos. The La mano de D10S fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when La mano de D10S's Canor Contratas 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 80th minute Andrés Iniesta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saad Bin Berrak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 81st minute. Saad Bin Berrak made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Marquinhos Santos sent off a good shot on target. PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrés Iniesta in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the PREZULO FC defense, Jonas Hautot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarbas Quadros. The PREZULO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarbas Quadros should have stopped the shot. Saad Bin Berrak was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Marquinhos Santos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marquinhos Santos really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Saad Bin Berrak didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 94th minute, which inside left pole to 4-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The La mano de D10S fans cheered their team off the field, for while PREZULO FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.