World League

Patay Estadium
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Radamel Aguero made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match Santiago Salcedo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cayetano Francho skillfully saved the ball. Patay Juniors's Cayetano Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Medeiros in the 7th minute of play. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes got control of the ball when Prospero Petri tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Santiago Salcedo came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Flores da Cunha - RS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Santiago Salcedo couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes got control of the ball when Prospero Petri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cayetano Francho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Medeiros in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Goodwin in the 17th minute of play forced Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes Patay Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santiago Salcedo who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Chesus in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Mendes saved Flores da Cunha - RS from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Ledesma in the 26th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Ledesma in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Patay Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Salcedo came free, but Cayetano Francho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Salcedo scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cayetano Francho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elias Medeiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cayetano Francho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Medeiros ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd match minute, Patay Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Astigar to maneuver through the defense. Cayetano Francho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Leo Chesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Patay Juniors players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Flores da Cunha - RS were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Prospero Petri to make the kick off. With a little luck, Patay Juniors's Cayetano Francho got control of the ball when Santiago Salcedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Santiago Salcedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Medeiros in the 57th minute of play forced Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Medeiros in the 60th minute of play forced Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Goodwin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Cayetano Francho made a huge save. 66 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Chesus came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Patay Juniors getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Norberto Naelio hit a great ball. If Santiago Salcedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the game, Radamel Aguero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cayetano Francho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 81 minutes of play Patay Juniors's Norberto Naelio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Norberto Naelio hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Radamel Aguero hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Edgard Ledesma's late challenge caught a Flores da Cunha - RS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Ledesma helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Patay Juniors's Leandro Astigar got a free kick in the 93rd minute.