World League

Estadio Tienso
Spectators: 7178 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1420, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximino Otsoa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adrian Collingwood hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Nevada came free, but Stefan Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Osfinch FC from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Osfinch FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernesto Rosario was slow to take the kick. During this time Tienso's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Rodolfo Lope managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Serafin Rayman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Nevada in the 14th minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Don Longden in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serafin Rayman saved Tienso from getting behind. Tienso's Serafin Rayman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Longden in the 24th minute of play. Stefan Cullen made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Jesus Shantala sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Osfinch FC booed when Tienso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Otsoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafin Rayman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Don Longden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Rayman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximino Otsoa. It was a well-played corner which Edgardo Nevada managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Longden to make the kick off. Tienso's Serafin Rayman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Tadić in the 51st minute of play. Serafin Rayman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osfinch FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carl Walmsley in the 54th minute. Serafin Rayman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Tadić in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Buchanan in the 68th minute of play forced Tienso's goalkeeper Serafin Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70thth minute of the game Adrian Collingwood who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tienso's Serafin Rayman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 74 minutes into the game, when Rodolfo Lope put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tienso fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! With a little luck, Tienso's Serafin Rayman got control of the ball when Don Longden tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Osfinch FC's zone, Roger Willig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefan Cullen came out of the goal and Roger Willig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 84th minute of play forced Tienso's goalkeeper Serafin Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafin Rayman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 86th minute of the match. Ben Buchanan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 89th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 91 minutes into the match, Tienso's goalkeeper Serafin Rayman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen. After having played for 95 minutes, Boğaçhan Çinucen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osfinch FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boğaçhan Çinucen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.