World League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) After 8 played minutes Gaviotas FC got a freekick which was hit by Robbe Snow. Zacarias Ascencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Lihach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Gaviotas FC booed when Celta de Virgos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dündar Aynacıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Inocencio Patxi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Berenguer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Ascencio having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Ariel Lihach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zacarias Ascencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Ariel Lihach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Ascencio was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Celta de Virgos's Sergio Sayvion got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Inocencio Patxi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zacarias Ascencio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Filip Leucuța hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Berenguer in the 33rd minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Zacarias Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gaviotas FC's Geronimo Berenguer in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celta de Virgos's goalie prevented a goal. Alexis Sanchez hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ariel Lihach in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zacarias Ascencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ariel Lihach in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zacarias Ascencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd match minute, Celta de Virgos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardino Rosio to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ariel Lihach sped through Celta de Virgos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zacarias Ascencio. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benny Niva to make the kick off. Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Celta de Virgos from getting a goal against them. In the 52nd match minute, Gaviotas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robbe Snow to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute Benny Niva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zein Tutupoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Gaviotas FC booed when Celta de Virgos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Skondras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celta de Virgos made a substitution. David Astudillo replaced Benny Niva. After a rather tough play, Celta de Virgos's Christos Skondras got a free kick in the 57th minute. David Astudillo scored 1-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zein Tutupoli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gaviotas FC's Enzo Julian was substituted for Eleuterio Nardo. Gaviotas FC's Arnoldo Pueblo was substituted for Geronimo Berenguer. Zacarias Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Pueblo in the 64th minute of play. When Gaviotas FC's Ariel Lihach in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celta de Virgos's goalie prevented a goal. When Gaviotas FC's Ariel Lihach in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celta de Virgos's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Arnoldo Pueblo sped through Celta de Virgos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zacarias Ascencio. Zacarias Ascencio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ariel Lihach's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After 74 minutes, Filip Leucuța mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celta de Virgos and the Gaviotas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Filip Leucuța kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arnoldo Pueblo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Ascencio was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Gaviotas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Inocencio Patxi in the 80th minute. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Ariel Lihach sped through Celta de Virgos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zacarias Ascencio. Zacarias Ascencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariel Lihach in the 86th minute. David Astudillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zein Tutupoli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Celta de Virgos's Bernardino Rosio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zein Tutupoli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 91stth minute of the game David Astudillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gaviotas FC's Zein Tutupoli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Celta de Virgos fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Celta de Virgos's David Astudillo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gaviotas FC played a much better game than Celta de Virgos and deserved their victory. The Celta de Virgos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.