World League

Íbero de Sagunto
Spectators: 8095 (Terracing: 6073, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osman Čiček took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Lei Qian Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Vasilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabit Piruz in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Lei Qian Peng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimitris Vasilakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Hispania were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Trifillia.FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lei Qian Peng took the corner. The corner ended in Lei Qian Peng almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Trifillia.FC's Dimitris Vasilakos did a great save. Arif Memduh Akova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cui Yun Nan in the 20th minute of play. Arif Memduh Akova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabit Piruz in the 22nd minute of play. Arif Memduh Akova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kostas Proestos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Osman Čiček came free, but Dimitris Vasilakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sabit Piruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cui Yun Nan took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arif Memduh Akova. Arif Memduh Akova 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. Dimitris Vasilakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osman Čiček in the 37th minute. Arif Memduh Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Yin Cheng in the 39th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Sabit Piruz put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Arif Memduh Akova. After 42 played minutes Trifillia.FC got a freekick which was hit by Sabit Piruz. Dimitris Vasilakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Qian Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Hispania made a substitution. Kaya Ulucay replaced Amarante Sierra. Hispania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lei Qian Peng in the 58th minute. A well done corner resulted in Filip Kubala drilling the ball in to score 2-2 behind Trifillia.FC's goalkeeper. Dimitris Vasilakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Kubala in the 65th minute of play. If Filip Kubala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hispania's Typhon Torrent was substituted for Antonio Benarrivo. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Yin Cheng in the 71st minute of play. In the 77th match minute, Hispania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Typhon Torrent to maneuver through the defense. Arif Memduh Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabit Piruz in the 79th minute of the match. Dimitris Vasilakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Kubala in the 82nd minute of play. In the 89th minute, Trifillia.FC's Ramiro Marcos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ramiro Marcos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Trifillia.FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ramiro Marcos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 89th minute, one of Trifillia.FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Trifillia.FC. Trifillia.FC:s Dimitris Vasilakos showed great skill when he stopped Filip Kubala:s penalty. In the 93rd minute, Filip Kubala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hispania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when Hispania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edorta Portillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Trifillia.FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hispania.