World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julien Staffelbach got the match started through his kick off. Guter Tobia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guter Tobia in the 5th minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Guter Tobia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Eztebe. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guter Tobia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aves Negras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Julien Staffelbach scored to the left of an out of position Marcial Bakar, making the score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's zone, Guter Tobia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Guter Tobia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Julien Staffelbach made a precise shot to the right of Marcial Bakar. Aves Negras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julien Staffelbach in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcial Bakar saved Aves Negras from getting behind. The supporters of Aves Negras booed when Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wojciech Fiszer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Guter Tobia came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julien Staffelbach in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcial Bakar saved Aves Negras from getting behind. In the 43rd match minute, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Germano Bettencourt to maneuver through the defense. Guter Tobia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Aves Negras made a substitution. Clarence Seedorf replaced Humberto Urtsin. Aves Negras's Aaron Gallagher was substituted for Giovani Lo Celso. The crowd rose to their feet as Guter Tobia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roberto Eztebe. That made the score 2-2 in the 54 minute of play. The supporters of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ booed when Aves Negras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Kapitanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guter Tobia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clarence Seedorf was slow to take the kick. During this time Aves Negras's players had a chance to rest. In the 70th minute Julien Staffelbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Bakar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Julien Staffelbach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcial Bakar was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Aves Negras's Efrain Artal was substituted for Guter Tobia. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ from getting a goal against them. If Efrain Artal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 79th minute, Efrain Artal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roberto Eztebe. The goal made the score 3-3. A collision led to Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Karlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Bakar was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcial Bakar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marten Descamps's late challenge caught a Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marten Descamps helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ booed when Aves Negras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marten Descamps didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wojciech Fiszer kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.