World League

Sulzbachtal Sportfel
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolfo Egoi kicked off to start the match. Placido Gartzea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jâninho Potiguar having to interfere. Helmut Schepers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Matt Sharples notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rosario Central's Alvaro Urre. Alvaro Urre was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Helmut Schepers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niko Leibrandt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Alvaro Urre made a huge save. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hans Falck hit a great ball. Rosario Central's Alvaro Urre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niko Leibrandt in the 18th minute of play. Rosario Central's Alvaro Urre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helmut Schepers in the 25th minute of play. Placido Gartzea might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jâninho Potiguar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Placido Gartzea ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35th minute, Rodolfo Egoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rosario Central fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. A collision led to C.A.Tapiales - Münster getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Simão Souto hit a great ball. C.A.Tapiales - Münster's Jâninho Potiguar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Isusko in the 38th minute of play. After 40 played minutes C.A.Tapiales - Münster got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Paz. Santos Isusko, 41 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Matt Sharples had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niko Leibrandt made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Placido Gartzea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jâninho Potiguar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of C.A.Tapiales - Münster booed when Rosario Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Egoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matt Sharples's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Urre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match C.A.Tapiales - Münster got a corner. Rosario Central's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rudy Siong ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when C.A.Tapiales - Münster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niko Leibrandt didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rodolfo Egoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute of the match Rosario Central got a corner. C.A.Tapiales - Münster's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santos Isusko ran over to the corner to take the kick. Segundo Ucieda made a great header on Rosario Central's corner, it was just that C.A.Tapiales - Münster's Jâninho Potiguar managed to reach the ball for a save. Helmut Schepers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Urre having to interfere. Alvaro Urre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Sharples, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Helmut Schepers came free, but Alvaro Urre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Helmut Schepers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the game, C.A.Tapiales - Münster's Niko Leibrandt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvaro Urre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Placido Gartzea got free with Jâninho Potiguar in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Placido Gartzea got free with Jâninho Potiguar in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Matt Sharples managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Tapiales - Münster's supporters rose to their feet, but Matt Sharples was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Urre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute Rodolfo Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jâninho Potiguar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Urre came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by C.A.Tapiales - Münster's Helmut Schepers. But to his dismay, Helmut Schepers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. C.A.Tapiales - Münster were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rosario Central for a fine match.