World League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Américo Azenha kicked off to start the match. When Jorge Mero fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rocky Balboa Team's protests and gave Jorge Mero a yellow card for diving instead. Jorge Mero hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, CACYFA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Sanduru to maneuver through the defense. The corner led Rocky Balboa Team's Américo Azenha to a score. 0-1 in the 12th minute. Safet Jovanović succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 16th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 21st minute of play forced Rocky Balboa Team's goalkeeper Sebastian Muno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Adolfo Jorrin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sebastian Muno, 3-1. Luis Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Péter Mogyorós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes CACYFA got a freekick which was hit by Xu Feng Wei. 31 minutes into the game, CACYFA's Adrian Czornomaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Muno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Sebastian Muno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Adrian Czornomaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rocky Balboa Team's Sebastian Muno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luis Quirce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Américo Azenha in the 39th minute of the match. Jorge Mero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Luis Quirce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Jorrin hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Jorge Mero scored 4-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luis Quirce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adrian Czornomaz was the one to do the kick off. CACYFA's Luis Quirce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Péter Mogyorós in the 53rd minute of play. CACYFA's Luis Quirce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Azenha in the 54th minute of play. Luis Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Capixaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes Rocky Balboa Team got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Mero. 61 minutes into the match, Rocky Balboa Team's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Czornomaz came free, but Sebastian Muno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Adrian Czornomaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Muno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Muno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Cosme Berenguer hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. CACYFA made a substitution. Gaspar Dunixi replaced Safet Jovanović. CACYFA made a substitution. Angelino Chico replaced Adolfo Jorrin. CACYFA's Alfredo Emeterio was substituted for Adrian Czornomaz. 76 minutes into the match, CACYFA's goal looked a bit too open when Péter Mogyorós came free, but Luis Quirce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 played minutes CACYFA got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Chico. The audience thought a goal was coming when Américo Azenha got free with Luis Quirce in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th match minute, CACYFA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Feng Wei to maneuver through the defense. When Américo Azenha came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Rocky Balboa Team 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 Américo Azenha couldn't finish the play. Luis Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Capixaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alfredo Emeterio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute Américo Azenha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Quirce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Péter Mogyorós was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rocky Balboa Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CACYFA the free kick. The supporters of CACYFA booed when Rocky Balboa Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Péter Mogyorós didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 played minutes Rocky Balboa Team got a freekick which was hit by Santo Lehior. Romeo Sanduru was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 89th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 94th minute Angelino Chico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Muno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CACYFA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.