World League

Campus Saucache
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Larry Hallam started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domingo Barcena. U. de Tarapacá's attentive Mark Devia managed to snatch the ball when Claitinho Marley made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Van Der Talen in the 7th minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Marin Lipets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, U. de Tarapacá's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Cisneros came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, A.J. 关平 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mark Devia kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Vivant's A.J. 关平 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Vivant from getting a goal against them. A.J. 关平 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingo Barcena in the 23rd minute. U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youri Van Der Talen in the 28th minute of play. A throw-in in the 30th minute of the game was made by Claitinho Marley with Marin Lipets as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Zheng Ning Peng lost his temper 31 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. U. de Tarapacá made a substitution. Jorge Garmendia replaced Kim Heers. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of U. de Tarapacá:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vivant:s goal. Ariel Balboa came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Vivant's Youri Van Der Talen. But to his dismay, Youri Van Der Talen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Cisneros in the 37th minute of the match. When Clemente Cisneros, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 37 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ariel Balboa was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 40th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuan Zhen Lin got free with A.J. 关平 in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Lipets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Vivant were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Domingo Barcena made a kick off. In the 56th minute of the match, Youri Van Der Talen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ariel Balboa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 57th minute Hilário Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save U. de Tarapacá from getting a goal against them. A collision led to U. de Tarapacá getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Domingo Barcena hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingo Barcena to maneuver through the defense. Marin Lipets could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Ariel Balboa made a huge save. 70 minutes into the match, U. de Tarapacá's goal looked a bit too open when Youri Van Der Talen came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A.J. 关平 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orfilio Orbañanos in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Hilário Bento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 89th minute Hilário Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Orfilio Orbañanos made a precise shot to the right of A.J. 关平. Vivant's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Ştefan Iovan hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Vivant's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.