World League

EL PUCHO SANTILLI
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Flavio Cambranes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonides Diestro kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Arnaldo Gabon struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Moises Laurgain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 15th minute of play forced Alfonzo F.C.'s goalkeeper Moises Laurgain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Elpidio Francis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Moises Laurgain was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Alfonzo F.C.'s Moises Laurgain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Gabon in the 18th minute of play. Moises Laurgain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Gabon in the 21st minute of the match. Alfonzo F.C.'s Moises Laurgain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 25th minute of play. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Cambraness short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Branislav Velchevski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iustinian Ţeica got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnaldo Gabon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the game, Carmelo Calisto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alfonzo F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Elpidio Francis got free with Moises Laurgain in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elpidio Francis had several of the Alfonzo F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 52 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Moises Laurgain as he didn't even see the shot coming. Elpidio Francis might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Moises Laurgain. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elpidio Francis ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice moves Elpidio Francis could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Moises Laurgain however easily saved by the left post. Arnaldo Gabon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Moises Laurgain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Bonifacio Suarez. When ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alfonzo F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.