World League

Groover Stadium
Spectators: 8017 (Terracing: 6015, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aristide Ciuvică took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristobal Goito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aristide Ciuvică went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute, Rene Bernad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristobal Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Malekin in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute of the match México Eterno MZC got a corner. Carabata Groove's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valter Malekin ran over to the corner to take the kick. 25 minutes into the match, Aristide Ciuvică had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristobal Goito. Carabata Groove's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristide Ciuvică was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Cristobal Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristide Ciuvică, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsene Van Mechelen made in the 35th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Dieter Gamache. México Eterno MZC's Aristide Ciuvică got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristobal Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristide Ciuvică in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Carabata Groove's Hermengildo Bazkoare got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nemesio Opilano was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Aristide Ciuvică made a precise shot to the right of Cristobal Goito. Carabata Groove's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Jailson Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Opilano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Andreas Möller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jailson Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jailson Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Opilano, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Aristide Ciuvică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carabata Groove's Cristobal Goito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Ciuvică in the 76th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Rene Bernad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. México Eterno MZC made a substitution. Eriberto Talló replaced Ignacio Quiroga. México Eterno MZC's Richart Richardsson was substituted for Aristide Ciuvică. México Eterno MZC made a substitution. Diego Ribas replaced Marcos Fantini. After 78 played minutes Carabata Groove got a freekick which was hit by Rene Bernad. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Möller in the 82nd minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Jailson Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabri Martin kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Jailson Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Möller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Richart Richardsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristobal Goito was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Richart Richardsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristobal Goito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carabata Groove's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valter Malekin was slow to take the kick. During this time México Eterno MZC's players had a chance to rest. In the 95th play minute Richart Richardsson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cristobal Goito. 0-4.