World League

Flavian Amphitheatre
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Everardo Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Arevalo in the 6th minute of play. Everardo Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Arevalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Gorgory got a corner. S.P.Q.R.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erubiel Tibalt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Gorgory's Erubiel Tibalt to fire away a dangerous shot which Everardo Blanco despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. S.P.Q.R.'s Everardo Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Ecobescu in the 15th minute of play. Higinio Valiente kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gorgory's Agustín Ramis got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 31st minute, Galip Cansefa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Ecobescu in the 34th minute of play forced S.P.Q.R.'s goalkeeper Everardo Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, S.P.Q.R.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Ecobescu came free, but Everardo Blanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gorgory's Oscar Arevalo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Everardo Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Arevalo in the 53rd minute of the match. Oscar Arevalo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Everardo Blanco made a huge save. Oscar Arevalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Everardo Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Arevalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Ramis got free with Everardo Blanco in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Musa Dervişoğlu with Sami Kazım as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 80th minute, Gheorghe Ecobescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Arevalo in the 87th minute of play forced S.P.Q.R.'s goalkeeper Everardo Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Oscar Arevalo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the match, Gheorghe Ecobescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Everardo Blanco. S.P.Q.R.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gheorghe Ecobescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The S.P.Q.R. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gorgory were clearly better and deserved to take the win.