World League

Estadio Salelles
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvano Patrido kicked off to start the match. Gandolfo Acosta hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Giuseppe Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmacio Basualdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Gelp 22's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Chelaru came free, but Jaime Laurin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Traian Chelaru managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salelles's supporters rose to their feet, but Traian Chelaru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Laurin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Patrido in the 9th minute of play forced Salelles's goalkeeper Giuseppe Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Matthew De la Torre dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jaime Laurin, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Gelp 22's Silvano Patrido got a free kick in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Gelp 22's goalkeeper Jaime Laurin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthew De la Torre. Jaime Laurin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Chelaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Laurin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Turrilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giuseppe Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmacio Basualdo in the 35th minute of the match. Jaime Laurin made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Vinicio Turrilla sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes in the game Traian Chelaru after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Jaime Laurin. A very good opportunity. Gelp 22's Jaime Laurin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Gelp 22 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Gelp 22's Silvano Patrido got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matthew De la Torre to make the kick off. Giuseppe Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Basualdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Silvano Patrido charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvano Patrido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silvano Patrido hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Silvano Patrido who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Giuseppe Silveira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Salelles's Bizen Roig got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 77th match minute, Gelp 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Monte to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Traian Chelaru 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. Cheng Liang Cheng hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Jaime Laurin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txema Torres in the 92nd minute of play. If Flavio Fonticoba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Salelles had played much better football throughout.