World League

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 8078 (Terracing: 6060, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baal Ares made the kick off which started today's match. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Artizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Norino in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Los Delfines got a freekick which was hit by Dani Cáceres. Matías Patrone made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Baal Ares sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Abeitia in the 11th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baal Ares got free with Matías Patrone in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Artizar in the 14th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ares FC -MM-'s Lucrețiu Cuculeanu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hilario Asteri, made in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Norino in the 18th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilario Asteri made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Daniel Abeitia immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, Los Delfines's Hilario Asteri got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Saurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Artizar in the 38th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ezequiel Artizar made a kick off. Dino Saurio hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. When Daniel Abeitia came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Los Delfines 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 Daniel Abeitia couldn't finish the play. Ares FC -MM- made a substitution. Mugur Chiriac replaced Alin Brumaru. Matías Patrone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baal Ares in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes Los Delfines's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Karadeniz Otay who took care of the corner kick. In the 66th minute, Reynaldo Remir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Delfines's Victor Jerrold was substituted for Ubaldo Norino. Los Delfines's Lucas Urbez was substituted for Ezequiel Artizar. Reynaldo Remir hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Baal Ares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matías Patrone having to make a save. 71 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goal looked a bit too open when Baal Ares came free, but Matías Patrone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Ares FC -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bianco Natale to maneuver through the defense. The Los Delfines fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Los Delfines's Lucas Urbez 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Delfines's Lucas Urbez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luca Jivulescu. That made the score 0-3 after 91 minutes of play. When the match was over Los Delfines could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ares FC -MM- throughout the match.