World League

Amapola
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lorenzo Jerrold started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Amapola's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Inko came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celestino Inko might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Orlando Gatti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celestino Inko ran back to his position shaking his head. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahuel Bocaj in the 9th minute of play. In the 9th minute Nahuel Bocaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San Lorenzo de Sarandi were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Amapola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Florencio Atauri took the corner. Angel Berart thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Hugo Orlando Gatti, a very annoying self made goal in the 10th minute which led to 0-1. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Florencio Atauri in the 17th minute. The corner led San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Lorenzo Jerrold to fire away a dangerous shot which Hugo Orlando Gatti despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Jerrold in the 20th minute of the match. If Nahuel Bocaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celestino Inko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Inko, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Inko, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Camilo Mouricio made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti. Amapola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The corner ended in Celestino Inko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Amapola's Hugo Orlando Gatti did a great save. The supporters of San Lorenzo de Sarandi booed when Amapola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Berart didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo de Sarandi's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Segio came free, but Mon Navarro Montoya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half San Lorenzo de Sarandi were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fidel Froila to make the kick off. Souad Matmour took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mon Navarro Montoya. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celestino Inko in the 61st minute. Mon Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Uzuri in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Lorenzo Jerrold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mon Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Froila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Amapola's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Jerrold came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mon Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Froila in the 70th minute of play. Amapola's Hugo Orlando Gatti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Amapola from getting a goal against them. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahuel Bocaj in the 74th minute of play. Amapola's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Celestino Inko scored to the left of an out of position Hugo Orlando Gatti, making the score, 0-3. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Elias Honrio was substituted for Nahuel Bocaj. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Leonides Rosio was substituted for Celestino Inko. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Mon Navarro Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Uzuri in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Segio in the 83rd minute of play forced San Lorenzo de Sarandi's goalkeeper Mon Navarro Montoya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baraquiel Brunati got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ubaldo Uzuri. Leonides Rosio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Orlando Gatti having to make a save. In the 90th minute Leonides Rosio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Amapola fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Amapola's Camilo Segio 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The San Lorenzo de Sarandi players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.