World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) A.A.100Qualidade's Keno Pavon 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. Egídio Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lionel-Andrés Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lúcio Magalhães struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Denis Paulin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.A.100Qualidade. A collision led to A.A.100Qualidade getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lúcio Magalhães hit a great ball. If Godfredo Gau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, A.A.100Qualidade's Egídio Quirino got control of the ball when Lionel-Andrés Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when A.A.100Qualidade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Ferran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Godfredo Gau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Egídio Quirino made a huge save. If Lionel-Andrés Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Egídio Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Riquelme, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Egídio Quirino. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.A.100Qualidade's Baltasar Ferran got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Egídio Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 24th minute of the match. Egídio Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 40th minute of play forced A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper Egídio Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godfredo Gau's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Egídio Quirino firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 46th minute, Iggy Costacurta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of A.A.100Qualidade booed when Defensores de Lombroso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lionel-Andrés Messi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a good free kick, Lionel-Andrés Messi got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for A.A.100Qualidade. 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.

Egídio Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, A.A.100Qualidade's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Egídio Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iggy Costacurta lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Amadeo Raebert replaced Teofilo Esdras. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for A.A.100Qualidade! Egídio Quirino had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Godfredo Gau's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Godfredo Gau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egídio Quirino. A.A.100Qualidade's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Godfredo Gau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A.A.100Qualidade made a substitution. Arí Viana replaced Hélio Souza. 66 minutes into the match, A.A.100Qualidade's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Egídio Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Amadeo Raebert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Lionel-Andrés Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters rose to their feet, but Lionel-Andrés Messi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egídio Quirino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Defensores de Lombroso's Alan Varela in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.A.100Qualidade's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Godfredo Gau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egídio Quirino was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Egídio Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Ferran came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Varela in the 87th minute of play forced A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper Egídio Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.A.100Qualidade's Egídio Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Varela in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lionel-Andrés Messi to maneuver through the defense. 97 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Ferran came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 98 minutes Defensores de Lombroso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lúcio Magalhães who took care of the corner kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Defensores de Lombroso fully deserved thier win.