World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Bertoni started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Enzo Oroni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tobias Osoro. Boquenses's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Oroni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Boquenses's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Oroni came free, but Tobias Osoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Bertoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Enzo Oroni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Osoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Enzo Oroni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Osoro was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Rodrigo Ferdinand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 24 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goalkeeper Franco Bosso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Tirso. Tobias Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Bertoni in the 25th minute of play. Tobias Osoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Bertoni in the 30th minute of the match. Boquenses's Tobias Osoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Di Iulio in the 32nd minute of play. If Rodrigo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rodrigo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rodrigo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goalkeeper Franco Bosso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Sancho. Stein Geest hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Tobias Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ennio Di Iulio, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half CLC Winter were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Bosso saved CLC Winter from getting behind. CLC Winter's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Enzo Oroni in the 55th minute. Boquenses's Tobias Osoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Bertoni in the 56th minute of play. In the last second Tobias Osoro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Enzo Oroni in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 58th match minute, Boquenses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Boquenses's Tobias Osoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Boquenses from getting a goal against them. Franco Bosso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 65th minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Franco Bosso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boquenses's Rodrigo Ferdinand got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Ferdinand kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. If Teobaldo Oier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 81st minute, Enzo Oroni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Boquenses's goalkeeper Tobias Osoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Bertoni. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Bertoni got free with Tobias Osoro in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franco Bosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 86th minute Nicolas Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Bosso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Bosso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Tirso in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Sancho came free, but Franco Bosso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franco Bosso was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After 91 minutes, Severino Rey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boquenses and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 93 minutes, Enzo Oroni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLC Winter's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enzo Oroni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Zoff in the 94th minute of play. The CLC Winter supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing CLC Winter would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.