World League

Escobedo Stadium
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulf Ersman started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Roque Roso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kristian Albom, 1-0. With a little luck, Torekov's Kristian Albom got control of the ball when Steve Rogers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kristian Albom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eraldo Lalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th play minute Juan Fernando Pratto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kristian Albom. 2-0. Eliott Pépin kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Juan Fernando Pratto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Kristian Albom made a huge save. Kristian Albom came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Fe's Gilberto Raymond. But to his dismay, Gilberto Raymond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Lalla in the 26th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Torekov got a freekick which was hit by Birger Söderqvist. 27 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Raymond came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torekov's Kristian Albom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Torekov from getting a goal against them. Kristian Albom was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steve Rogers showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 30 minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Juan Fernando Pratto made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 37th minute, Juan Fernando Pratto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristian Albom was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Lalla in the 40th minute of play. Juan Fernando Pratto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Kristian Albom made a huge save. Birger Söderqvist's late challenge caught a Santa Fe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birger Söderqvist helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Birger Söderqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 8-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romulo Lalla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Santa Fe's Guillermo Bemabe was substituted for Eliott Pépin. 61 minutes into the game, Gilberto Raymond cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Kristian Albom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 64 minutes into the match, Roque Roso notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Torekov's Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 67 minutes into the game, Santa Fe's Gilberto Raymond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Albom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. 71 minutes into the match, Juan Fernando Pratto notched a goal, 14-0, to the right of Torekov's Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kristian Albom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Fernando Pratto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Albom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guillermo Bemabe went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 15-0 was the resulting score. Kristian Albom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Steve Rogers's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Roso in the 82nd minute of play. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Fernando Pratto, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Gilberto Raymond took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 16-0. 89 minutes into the game, Santa Fe's Romulo Lalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Albom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 17-0. 93 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Roso came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torekov's Kristian Albom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Lalla in the 95th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Juan Fernando Pratto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristian Albom was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. There was no doubt that Santa Fe were the better team. Santa Fe's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.