World League

El Ballenero
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romeo Mancio started the match with the kick off. After 8 minutes, Humberto Luke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brown Puerto Madryn and the AC Batán players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of AC Batán booed when Brown Puerto Madryn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Luke didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save AC Batán from getting a goal against them. AC Batán's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Svante Falkrans scored to the left of an out of position Ni Le Zheng, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Mancio in the 22nd minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Mancio in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Brown Puerto Madryn booed when AC Batán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimeno Infante didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 played minutes, Brown Puerto Madryn's Eleuterio Sedeni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Brown Puerto Madryn reached it. Santiago Nataniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Nataniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36thth minute of the game Acácio Nogueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Angelo Ilixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Santiago Nataniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 played minutes Brown Puerto Madryn got a freekick which was hit by Dorin Horia. Santiago Nataniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Arixo in the 47th minute of play. 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Acácio Nogueira to make the kick off. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Falkrans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Svante Falkrans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brown Puerto Madryn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 68 minutes in the game, Acácio Nogueira fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Santiago Nataniel having to interfere. Brown Puerto Madryn's Rodrigo De Paul was substituted for Svante Falkrans. Brown Puerto Madryn's Xurde Campoamor was substituted for Nereo Enol. AC Batán made a substitution. Benjamin Koldo replaced Ildefonso Arixo. After a rather tough play, Brown Puerto Madryn's Gerd Treial got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rodrigo De Paul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AC Batán's Ladislao Muc was substituted for Acácio Nogueira. AC Batán's Fermin Donzel was substituted for Angelo Ilixo. After a rather tough play, Brown Puerto Madryn's Eleuterio Sedeni got a free kick in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Muc came free, but Santiago Nataniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Muc came free, but Santiago Nataniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match AC Batán got a corner. Brown Puerto Madryn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arif Cengiz Sökmensu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ladislao Muc made a great header on AC Batán's corner, it was just that Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel managed to reach the ball for a save.