World League

Cementerio Elefantes
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tom Hermansson made the kick off which started today's match. The nice shot from Matthew Alavedra in the 5thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Teodosio Iigo had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Tom Hermansson might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Toli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tom Hermansson ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when SABALEPLUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Santikurtz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tom Hermansson might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Toli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tom Hermansson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute Tom Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Toli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Toli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Hermansson in the 17th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emilio Gotzon during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AZURDUY F.C. getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Emilio Gotzon hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Enaut in the 19th minute of play forced AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Teodosio Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, SABALEPLUS's Máximo Kirchner made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodosio Iigo was left in no man's land by his defense there! SABALEPLUS's Santiago Toli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Hermansson in the 25th minute of play. Matthew Alavedra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tom Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Niclas Füllkrug fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Toli having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Matthew Alavedra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Teodosio Iigo. That made the score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, SABALEPLUS's goal looked a bit too open when Niclas Füllkrug came free, but Santiago Toli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Teodosio Iigo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Máximo Kirchner. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matthew Alavedra made a kick off. Santiago Toli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Hermansson in the 52nd minute of the match. Santiago Toli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AZURDUY F.C.'s Tom Hermansson managed to work through SABALEPLUS's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Tom Hermansson dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. AZURDUY F.C. made a substitution. Manuel Valerio replaced Vinicio Venceslao. SABALEPLUS's Santiago Toli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save SABALEPLUS from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tom Hermansson got free with Santiago Toli in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tom Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Santiago Toli made a huge save. Santiago Toli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tom Hermansson in the 76th minute. Ovidio Enaut might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodosio Iigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ovidio Enaut ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the AZURDUY F.C. defense, Ovidio Enaut kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodosio Iigo. The AZURDUY F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodosio Iigo should have stopped the shot. SABALEPLUS's Yiğit Tanırer was substituted for Máximo Kirchner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Hermansson in the 91st minute of play forced SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Santiago Toli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SABALEPLUS's Yiğit Tanırer in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AZURDUY F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. SABALEPLUS's Yiğit Tanırer managed to work through AZURDUY F.C.'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Yiğit Tanırer dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When the referee ended the match the SABALEPLUS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.