World League

ÁNGEL TULIO ZOF
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodolfo Egoi got the match started through his kick off. After taking down the ball on RED DEVIL's corner Tomás Romo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alvaro Urre quite easily take care of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Romo came free, but Alvaro Urre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Placido Gartzea reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ali Cafer Konuralp. The goal made the score 1-0. The supporters of RED DEVIL booed when Rosario Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Egoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nicanor Burutzagi hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's Tomás Romo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Urre narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Tomás Romo came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the RED DEVIL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomás Romo couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Serafino Flores came free, but Alvaro Urre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Cafer Konuralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Ucieda in the 27th minute of the match. Dalmacio Etxeberri tried in the game's 33rd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Ali Cafer Konuralp. An annoying self made goal, 2-0. Tomás Romo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to RED DEVIL getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Dalmacio Etxeberri hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, RED DEVIL's Tomás Romo got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Romo in the 42nd minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Alvaro Urre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Barreiros was the one to do the kick off. Ali Cafer Konuralp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Egoi went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. RED DEVIL's Ali Cafer Konuralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Gartzea in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Tomás Romo 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 audience was convinced that Serafino Flores's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Urre was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Ali Cafer Konuralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Gartzea in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Astor Leoiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Urre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goalkeeper Alvaro Urre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafino Flores. When Jacinto Txartiko fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rosario Central's protests and gave Jacinto Txartiko a yellow card for diving instead. Jacinto Txartiko hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 90 minutes in the game, Fernando Barreiros fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alvaro Urre having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rosario Central had won after a very even match.