World League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Leonides Telesforo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Riivo Paat, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Narciso Bertassi in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Illimar Sulg saved FC Hugo from getting behind. Illimar Sulg made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Narciso Bertassi sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, FC Hugo's Avo Laaser got a free kick in the 15th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Claudio Echeverri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cable a Tierra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Echeverri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hugo's zone, Saverio Mercurio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Illimar Sulg came out of the goal and Saverio Mercurio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Egoi in the 23rd minute of play forced FC Hugo's goalkeeper Illimar Sulg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Narciso Bertassi came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Cable a Tierra 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 Narciso Bertassi couldn't finish the play. Leonides Telesforo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juhan Lemsalu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Illimar Sulg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Dida Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Juhan Lemsalu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hugo's supporters rose to their feet, but Juhan Lemsalu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonides Telesforo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute, Maarek Nisu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Illimar Sulg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Echeverri, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Claudio Echeverri notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Hugo's Illimar Sulg. Illimar Sulg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narciso Bertassi got free with Illimar Sulg in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Illimar Sulg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Echeverri in the 52nd minute of the match. Illimar Sulg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Bertassi in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Cable a Tierra booed when FC Hugo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maarek Nisu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Egoi in the 55th minute of play forced FC Hugo's goalkeeper Illimar Sulg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, FC Hugo's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Bertassi came free, but Illimar Sulg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Gavino Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illimar Sulg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 minutes, Leonardo Sigali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cable a Tierra and the FC Hugo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gavino Egoi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Leonides Telesforo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juhan Lemsalu in the 65th minute. Leonides Telesforo made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Juhan Lemsalu sent off a good shot on target. Illimar Sulg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Bertassi in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cable a Tierra's Gavino Egoi got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cable a Tierra fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Hugo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.