World League

Benavides
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when John Eriksson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Vladimiro Llorenc could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Charles Björkqvist however easily saved by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vladimiro Llorenc in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Björkqvist saved Here Comes the Hammer from getting behind. 16 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Marinetti came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Alex Delarge threw the ball into play from the sideline. Here Comes the Hammer's Yu Xiong Yan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Velloso in the 20th minute of play forced Boedo Athletic.'s goalkeeper Victoriano Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Here Comes the Hammer's Valdir Velloso got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Boedo Athletic.'s Victoriano Lertxun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Velloso in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marinetti in the 25th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimiro Llorenc got free with Charles Björkqvist in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Charles Björkqvist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Marinetti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Llorenc in the 38th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Vladimiro Llorenc notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist. Charles Björkqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vladimiro Llorenc struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Charles Björkqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boedo Athletic.. Charles Björkqvist came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Boedo Athletic.'s Lázaro Socorro. But to his dismay, Lázaro Socorro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Boedo Athletic. made a substitution. Ignacio Primo replaced Bruno Marinetti. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimiro Llorenc to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Jose Casado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's Emil Paulin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Charles Björkqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Primo in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Vladimiro Llorenc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charles Björkqvist. Here Comes the Hammer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimiro Llorenc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 76 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Primo came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Lertxun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Maranhense in the 81st minute of play. Boedo Athletic. made a substitution. Conrado Eufemio replaced Vladimiro Llorenc. Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix was substituted for Valdir Velloso. In the 91st minute Boedo Athletic. were awarded a corner. Claudinho Paranaense went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Boedo Athletic.'s corner Claudinho Paranaense fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Charles Björkqvist quite easily take care of the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Claudinho Paranaense sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Charles Björkqvist skillfully saved the ball. Boedo Athletic.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.