World League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrew Dalli got the match started through his kick off. Jorge Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepe Sand in the 3rd minute of play. Jorge Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepe Sand in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Sand came free, but Jorge Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 from getting a goal against them. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Calvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Dybala in the 15th minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Andrew Dalli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrew Dalli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Pepe Sand's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Niceto Matxin kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Pepe Sand notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani. Jorge Armani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión got control of the ball when Di Yong Yu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pepe Sand's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After some careless play in the Esmeralda AFC defense, Paulinho Dybala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Armani. The Esmeralda AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Armani should have stopped the shot. Ezequiel Centurión showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Calvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zülfü Sungur in the 36th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Paulinho Dybala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Jorge Armani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Paulinho Dybala looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In a very dangerous position, a player in Esmeralda AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-6 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pepe Sand to strike the kick off in the second half. Jorge Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Mon in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zülfü Sungur in the 55th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Justo Mon hit a great ball. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Dalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Ambauen hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes of play, Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli made it 3-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Centurión was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dan Ambauen hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulinho Dybala. In the 67th match minute, Esmeralda AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Dalli to maneuver through the defense. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Nahuel Dominguez managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lê Yang in the 70 minute of the game. Jorge Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Mon in the 79th minute of the match. Ezequiel Centurión showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Paulinho Dybala who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Jorge Armani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 94 minutes, Andrew Dalli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmeralda AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrew Dalli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 made a substitution. Marcelo Phelipe replaced Pepe Sand. Chants of La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Esmeralda AFC had held the ball for most of the match.