World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Tomas Lain made the kick off and thus started the match. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Numan Afak in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roberto Carlos was slow to take the kick. During this time Harsh Gods's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Defensores de Lombroso's goalie and right to Tomas Lain. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Defensores de Lombroso's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 5th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Lain to maneuver through the defense. Maximino Merexildo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roman Riquelme showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Maximino Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Esdras in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match Defensores de Lombroso got a corner. Harsh Gods's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Godfredo Gau ran over to the corner to take the kick. 12 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Maximino Merexildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Esdras. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Riquelme got free with Maximino Merexildo in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uriel Ferrers short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Maximino Merexildo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Rosa in the 16th minute of play. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Numan Afak in the 21st minute of the match. With a little luck, Harsh Gods's Maximino Merexildo got control of the ball when Roman Riquelme tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Gau got free with Maximino Merexildo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on Defensores de Lombroso's corner Teofilo Esdras fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maximino Merexildo quite easily take care of the ball. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roberto Carlos was slow to take the kick. During this time Harsh Gods's players had a chance to rest. Lance Cabezas made a great header on Harsh Gods's corner, it was just that Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin managed to reach the ball for a save. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Rosa in the 35th minute of play. Uriel Ferrer's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Maximino Merexildo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Maximino Merexildo made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Godfredo Gau sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 39 in the game by Uriel Ferrer from a close distance when the talented Maximino Merexildo managed to make a qualified save. Harsh Gods's players were relieved. With a little luck, Harsh Gods's Maximino Merexildo got control of the ball when Godfredo Gau tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Rosa in the 46th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Uriel Ferrer to make the kick off. Ali Numan Afak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Denis Paulin made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Harsh Gods's Denis Paulin threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lance Cabezas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The corner led Harsh Gods's Roberto Carlos to fire away a dangerous shot which Denis Paulin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Lain, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. With a little luck, Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin got control of the ball when Ali Numan Afak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonas Pastoraitis kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Godfredo Gau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 67th minute, Kauan Rosa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Denis Paulin. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 71st minute Celso Sauveur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Numan Afak succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 73rd playminute. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes in the game Valery Vuelta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jokūbas Miškūnas. In the 82ndth minute of the game Lance Cabezas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Lain in the 87th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Paulin made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Ali Numan Afak sent off a good shot on target. The Harsh Gods supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Harsh Gods would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.