World League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 8435 (Terracing: 6327, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michal Stehno started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo Mannie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 4th minute Ricardo Bochini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Eguzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michal Stehnos short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Aldo Mannie to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 8 minutes Ripa FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Grøtterud who took care of the corner kick. Unidad de Matanza's Martin Grøtterud was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aldo Mannie in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 13 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Kirchner came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie got control of the ball when Michal Stehno tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Franz Grassme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Eguzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute of the match Unidad de Matanza got a corner. Ripa FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martin Grøtterud ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Michal Stehno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Michal Stehno notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie. Aldo Mannie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 34 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Grassme came free, but Jonatan Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Stehno came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Unidad de Matanza's Waldemar Okopny got a free kick in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Pero in the 46th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Jonatan Eguzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franz Grassme made a kick off. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 55th minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Michal Stehno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Stehno in the 72nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ripa FC's zone, Michal Stehno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Mannie came out of the goal and Michal Stehno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ripa FC made a substitution. Joel Tehas replaced Ricardo Bochini. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Nestor Bâru replaced Martin Grøtterud. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lateef Raal replaced Máximo Kirchner. Unidad de Matanza's Jonatan Eguzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 76th minute of play. Jonatan Eguzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Jakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Nestor Bâru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Bâru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 83 minutes, Nestor Bâru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unidad de Matanza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nestor Bâru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Jonatan Eguzki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gu Chang Peng. Ripa FC were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Unidad de Matanza's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Magnus Löfdahl took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ripa FC's corner Magnus Löfdahl fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonatan Eguzki quite easily take care of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ripa FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Unidad de Matanza.