World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Yan Zhi Chuan 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. Robert Vassenius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Tupper, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 9th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, RB Chubut's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Zhi Chuan came free, but Robert Vassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 19th minute of play forced RB Chubut's goalkeeper Robert Vassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Raimundo Tupper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Vassenius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportes Santa Cruz's zone, Alfonso Bikendi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilkka Markkula came out of the goal and Alfonso Bikendi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 30 minutes of play, Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Raimundo Tupper made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Vassenius was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, RB Chubut's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Tupper came free, but Robert Vassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ezequiel Rutenio during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 37 minutes into the match, RB Chubut's goal looked a bit too open when Hüseyin Rahmi Toper came free, but Robert Vassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 41st minute of play. Ilkka Markkula stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Bikendi's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Juan Estevan Hamdorf made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by RB Chubut's Ezequiel Rutenio. The RB Chubut players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Club Deportes Santa Cruz were winning 0-1.

RB Chubut made a substitution. Lázaro Quico replaced Adrian Cristos. The wind increased when Alfonso Bikendi made the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes, Raimundo Tupper made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the game, RB Chubut's Andrézinho Pelé nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilkka Markkula made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 68th minute of play forced RB Chubut's goalkeeper Robert Vassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Vassenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Toper in the 72nd minute of the match. Ilkka Markkula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Pelé, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Raimundo Tupper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Robert Vassenius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-4 came through a penalty shot after 92 played minutes, when Club Deportes Santa Cruz:s Vágner Linares calmly waited for RB Chubut:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. The Club Deportes Santa Cruz players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.