World League

Parque de Estrellas
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Americo Fernendo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Hasan Ceceli 3 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Robbin van Persie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteve Blanco. Estrellas de Caballito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robbin van Persie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 11th minute Robbin van Persie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Robbin van Persie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteve Blanco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. TeamSystem's attentive Ege Ömürcan managed to snatch the ball when Fausto Lertxun made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. Hasan Ceceli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Patxi in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Estrellas de Caballito's goal looked a bit too open when Robbin van Persie came free, but Esteve Blanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Estrellas de Caballito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aquiles Iraitz to maneuver through the defense. Robbin van Persie succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. After 43 played minutes Estrellas de Caballito got a freekick which was hit by Han Guo. In the 44th minute, Arda Göksel Usalan 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robbin van Persie to strike the kick off in the second half. Robbin van Persie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Esteve Blanco having to make a save. Estrellas de Caballito's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Donato Erramun in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Fernendo in the 65th minute of play forced TeamSystem's goalkeeper Hasan Ceceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Blanco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robbin van Persie showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 68 minute of play. Hasan Ceceli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Estrellas de Caballito's Americo Fernendo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hasan Ceceli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Cristobal Patxi got in the 85th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Hasan Ceceli handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Robbin van Persie kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Esteve Blanco. That made the score 2-7 in the 89 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TeamSystem had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.