World League

Javier Milei
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Dagoberto Neila started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Dagoberto Neila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vito Rezende was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 9 minutes into the match, Liberland's goal looked a bit too open when Dagoberto Neila came free, but Vito Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vito Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Neila in the 12th minute of the match. Vito Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Orlan in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute Omar Orlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Orlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liberland's goalkeeper Vito Rezende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 23 minutes INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fausto Vigil who took care of the corner kick. Liberland's Vito Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Qiang Liang in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Neila in the 32nd minute of play forced Liberland's goalkeeper Vito Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Dagoberto Neila managed to get in a good position for a shot. INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Dagoberto Neila was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vito Rezende breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Omar Orlan got a free kick in the 36th minute. Vito Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Neila, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Milton Ramos got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Rosio got free with Marcial Estavan in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Iratze in the 48th minute of play forced Liberland's goalkeeper Vito Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Vito Rezende was a little too slow when Herminio Iratze got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 63rd minute of the match INDEPENDIENTE F.C. got a corner. Liberland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Orlan ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Dagoberto Neila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Rosio in the 73rd minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcial Estavan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Rosio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Estavan was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Marcial Estavan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Abeitia in the 76th minute of play. A hard shot 78 in the game by Dagoberto Neila from a close distance when the talented Vito Rezende managed to make a qualified save. Liberland's players were relieved. In the 84th minute of the match, Herminio Iratze got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vito Rezende was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Liberland's Aurelio Napier got a free kick in the 87th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Omar Orlan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Orlan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Meng Qiang Liang made a precise shot to the right of Vito Rezende. Liberland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. With a little luck, Liberland's Vito Rezende got control of the ball when Omar Orlan tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over INDEPENDIENTE F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Liberland throughout the match.