World League

Colosseo
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Lapachito's Feliciano Raitin 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. Candido Evarado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julian Guillelme read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Lapachito's Julian Guillelme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Ihintza in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lapachito's Feliciano Raitin got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Lapachito's goal looked a bit too open when Candido Evarado came free, but Julian Guillelme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Feliciano Raitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haiko Muradyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Lon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolaas Anelka took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julian Guillelme. Julian Guillelme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 26th minute Battal Gazi Özdil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Guillelme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Feliciano Raitin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lapachito's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliciano Raitin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haiko Muradyan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lapachito were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hilario Llanos took the corner. Rodrigo De Paul made a great header on Lapachito's corner, it was just that Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's Haiko Muradyan managed to reach the ball for a save. Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Lapachito's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ladislao Inocente took the corner. The corner ended in Candido Evarado almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lapachito's Julian Guillelme did a great save. When Ladislao Inocente fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's protests and gave Ladislao Inocente a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute Lapachito were awarded a corner. Hilario Llanos went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 46th minute Battal Gazi Özdil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Guillelme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Guillelme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Battal Gazi Özdil in the 48th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Éric Féraud heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Battal Gazi Özdil to strike the kick off in the second half. Aquiles Lon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haiko Muradyan having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Lon came free, but Haiko Muradyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Battal Gazi Özdil in the 70th minute of play forced Lapachito's goalkeeper Julian Guillelme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aquiles Lon might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haiko Muradyan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aquiles Lon ran back to his position shaking his head. Aquiles Lon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haiko Muradyan having to interfere. When Feliciano Raitin came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Lapachito 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 Feliciano Raitin couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Constantino Ramond hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Feliciano Raitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haiko Muradyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haiko Muradyan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Feliciano Raitin's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 87th minute, Constantino Ramond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haiko Muradyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Raitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leon Turi's late challenge caught a Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leon Turi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lapachito getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Leon Turi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Lapachito's Julian Guillelme got control of the ball when Nicolaas Anelka tried to sneak it across the goal line. When 高雄默 came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Lapachito 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 高雄默 couldn't finish the play. The Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gonzalito de PuertoMadryn would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.