World League

Estadio Gaviotas
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Gaviotas FC's Ariel Lihach started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zein Tutupoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Tohias in the 2nd minute of play. A collision led to αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. George Lucas hit a great ball. αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's Daniël Isla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ from getting a goal against them. Filomeno Bladi'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 23rd minute of play. Damian Musko made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's Elias Romelio. After 27 minutes Gaviotas FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Antunes who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Attilio Di Giambattista heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gaviotas FC's Zein Tutupoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Bladi in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Ariel Lihach 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. After 34 played minutes Gaviotas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Lihach. In the 39th minute, Filomeno Bladi made a precise shot to the right of Zein Tutupoli. Gaviotas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 42 minutes into the match, Gaviotas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Bladi came free, but Zein Tutupoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Francisco Jakue hit a great ball. Elias Romelio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zein Tutupoli having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filomeno Bladi to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Gaviotas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Bladi came free, but Zein Tutupoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Inocencio Patxi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniël Isla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaviotas FC made a substitution. Leon Eguzki replaced Damian Musko. In the 61st minute Gaviotas FC were awarded a corner. Inocencio Patxi went to the cornerflag to take it. Filomeno Bladi might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zein Tutupoli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filomeno Bladi ran back to his position shaking his head. Zein Tutupoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Bladi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Berenguer in the 67th minute of play forced αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's goalkeeper Daniël Isla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Gaviotas FC's Ivan Mancio got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Arnoldo Pueblo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filomeno Bladi in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zein Tutupoli saved Gaviotas FC from getting behind. Zein Tutupoli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filomeno Bladi's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Zein Tutupoli had great luck who in the 76thth minute grab hold of the ball when Filomeno Bladi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 80 minutes into the match, Gaviotas FC's goalkeeper Zein Tutupoli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Romelio. In the 81st minute Arnoldo Pueblo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniël Isla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Eguzki hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's Don Cañon was substituted for Filomeno Bladi. Zein Tutupoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Cañon in the 87th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's zone, Arnoldo Pueblo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniël Isla came out of the goal and Arnoldo Pueblo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.