World League

El Presidio
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute Gustavo Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Boni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezequiel Azeari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Portanares in the 4th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andriy Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Azeari was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Ezequiel Azeari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behçet Alp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Azeari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behçet Alp in the 16th minute of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Papillon AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Azeari, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Papillon AC's goal looked a bit too open when Andriy Shevchenko came free, but Ezequiel Azeari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Papillon AC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ryan Portanares was slow to take the kick. During this time Farafulla FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Bruce Campbell heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Emiliano Nardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Behçet Alp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Falasca in the 31st minute of play forced Papillon AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Azeari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match Papillon AC got a corner. Farafulla FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gustavo Birila ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gustavo Birila made a great header on Papillon AC's corner, it was just that Farafulla FC's Angelo Boni managed to reach the ball for a save. Papillon AC's Ezequiel Azeari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 39th minute of play. Farafulla FC's Angelo Boni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Farafulla FC from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the match, Papillon AC's goal looked a bit too open when Behçet Alp came free, but Ezequiel Azeari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Jerano came free, but Angelo Boni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Farafulla FC's Behçet Alp got a free kick in the 44th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andriy Shevchenko to strike the kick off in the second half. Papillon AC's Ezequiel Azeari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Papillon AC from getting a goal against them. In the 54th minute, Behçet Alp 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 58th minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Azeari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Gustavo Birila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Angelo Boni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ezequiel Azeari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Spano in the 66th minute. Angelo Boni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Birila in the 69th minute of the match. Angelo Boni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Roland, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Papillon AC made a substitution. Leonides Modestio replaced Hipolito Johans. Papillon AC's Fernando Domeka was substituted for Fabian Caitano. After 77 minutes Papillon AC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ryan Portanares who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Papillon AC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Astor Chinto hit a great ball. With a little luck, Papillon AC's Ezequiel Azeari got control of the ball when Behçet Alp tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Modestio in the 90th minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Angelo Boni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryan Portanares hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Papillon AC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Farafulla FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.