World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matias Bilintx made the kick off which started today's match. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Pani in the 5th minute of play. Matias Bilintx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes in the game, Saturnino Curcio fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Válter Tasso having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Fabio Allemandi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Bilintx who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Válter Tasso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alfonso Aquilino kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matias Bilintx got free with Válter Tasso in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Válter Tasso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saturnino Curcio went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Pani in the 35th minute of play. forsal FC's Válter Tasso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save forsal FC from getting a goal against them. When Emiliano Lucchetta came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the forsal FC 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 Emiliano Lucchetta couldn't finish the play.

Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting de Gijón from getting a goal against them. Óscar Cordoba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elia Bucciarelli in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Carlo Crema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th match minute, forsal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Barbanti to maneuver through the defense. Arturo Barbanti kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx 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 forsal FC's goalie prevented a goal. Esteban Ekaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Óscar Cordoba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfonso Aquilino in the 75th minute. During the 76th minute of the match Esteban Ekaitz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Esteban Ekaitz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Esteban Ekaitz hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Alfonso Aquilino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Válter Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Zanabria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match, Emiliano Lucchetta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Óscar Cordoba saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Lucchetta in the 86th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, forsal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Emesto came free, but Válter Tasso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Sporting de Gijón's Diego Maradona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Válter Tasso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sporting de Gijón fans cheered their team off the field, for while forsal FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.