World League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Herminio Stephen kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Olds School Pepo booed when Juniors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kami Glik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Gumaro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Juniors FC booed when Olds School Pepo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Gumaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Herminio Stephen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Colon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Olds School Pepo's Patricio Pagomari was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lázaro Colon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lázaro Colon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hanafi Indonesianus went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Herminio Stephen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Colon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. When Juniors FC's Uriel Isias in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olds School Pepo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 46th minute of the match Juniors FC got a corner. Olds School Pepo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wlodzimierz Lepper ran over to the corner to take the kick.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uriel Isias to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacinto Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Isias in the 53rd minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Mendebal in the 56th minute of the match. If Uriel Isias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jacinto Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Isias in the 58th minute of the match. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prudencio Mendebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Juniors FC's zone, Prudencio Mendebal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Colon came out of the goal and Prudencio Mendebal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco was substituted for Uriel Isias. Juniors FC's Jerzy Piszczor was substituted for Daniel Loi. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Enrique Frasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juniors FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enrique Frasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the game, Luis Gumaro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Juniors FC's Wlodzimierz Lepper quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 69th minute Enrique Frasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Olds School Pepo's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Frasco came free, but Jacinto Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Frasco's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 74th match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wlodzimierz Lepper to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Serrizuela got free with Lázaro Colon in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrique Frasco in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacinto Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lázaro Colon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Gervaso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Prudencio Mendebal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lázaro Colon. Juniors FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Prudencio Mendebal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Jacinto Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Frasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the game, Wlodzimierz Lepper was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juniors FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olds School Pepo the free kick. A collision led to Juniors FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Wlodzimierz Lepper hit a great ball. After 97 minutes, Virgilio Pedroso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olds School Pepo and the Juniors FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 97 minutes into the game, one of Olds School Pepo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for Juniors FC. Enrique Frasco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jacinto Nicholas. 1-3.