World League

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Percival took the kick off in the first half of the match. Saul Erauso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Percival in the 2nd minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Pastor Eufemio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético de Newell's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pastor Eufemio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marteinn Palermo in the 8th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Dušan Ančic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atlético de Newell's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saverio Atarratze was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Unión Florida's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Atlético Unión Florida's corner Marteinn Palermo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dušan Ančic quite easily take care of the ball. Club Atlético de Newell's Dušan Ančic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Azibar in the 12th minute of play. Sebastian Percival took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saul Erauso. Saul Erauso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Atlético Unión Florida's Marteinn Palermo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético de Newell's goalie prevented a goal. Saul Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spike Foley in the 25th minute of the match. Dušan Ančic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marteinn Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saul Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Percival in the 28th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pastor Eufemio got free with Saul Erauso in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Atlético Unión Florida's Saul Erauso got control of the ball when Pastor Eufemio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dušan Ančic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Azibar in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pastor Azibar was the one to do the kick off. Marteinn Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Dušan Ančic made a huge save. Saul Erauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Percival, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Saul Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Percival in the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Percival in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Erauso saved Atlético Unión Florida from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Percival's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Erauso was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. The Club Atlético de Newell fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Club Atlético de Newell's Sebastian Percival looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Club Atlético de Newell made a substitution. Ken Roberts replaced Devon Howson. Atlético Unión Florida's Narciso Rufo was substituted for Marteinn Palermo. Albert Gamble kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Dušan Ančic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Azibar, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Atlético Unión Florida's Pastor Azibar in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético de Newell's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Cliff Kershaw got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute of the match Albert Gamble sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saul Erauso skillfully saved the ball. In the 87th minute, Narciso Rufo 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. Saul Erauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Percival, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Atlético Unión Florida's goal looked a bit too open when Spike Foley came free, but Saul Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Club Atlético de Newell fully deserved thier win.