World League

Funebrero
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mats Linqvist kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Chacarita Jrs's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Linqvist came free, but Erubiel Manni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chacarita Jrs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dave Signoretti was slow to take the kick. During this time SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's players had a chance to rest. Mats Linqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Manni having to interfere. Erubiel Manni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mats Linqvist's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Florencio Cutberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Bertran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Felipe Olivar hit a great ball. Erubiel Manni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Linqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Epifanio Bertran's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Florencio Cutberto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Linqvist in the 22nd minute of play forced Chacarita Jrs's goalkeeper Erubiel Manni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Manni came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Mats Linqvist. But to his dismay, Mats Linqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Erubiel Manni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Linqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Signoretti in the 30th minute of play forced Chacarita Jrs's goalkeeper Erubiel Manni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mats Linqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erubiel Manni was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mats Linqvist in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erubiel Manni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Bertran in the 36th minute of play forced SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goalkeeper Florencio Cutberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Manni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mats Linqvist went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Gilbert Godefroid charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilbert Godefroid the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Epifanio Bertran to make the kick off. Florencio Cutberto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred de Brito in the 59th minute of the match. Mats Linqvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Erubiel Manni when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Fred de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, Tudor Stroiescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chacarita Jrs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV the free kick. Tudor Stroiescu hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Erubiel Manni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Linqvist in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Mats Linqvist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erubiel Manni. Erubiel Manni yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Dave Signoretti managed to get in a good position for a shot. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Signoretti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erubiel Manni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chacarita Jrs's goalkeeper Erubiel Manni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mats Linqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erubiel Manni was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 78th minute Gilbert Godefroid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erubiel Manni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Gilbert Godefroid made a precise shot to the right of Erubiel Manni. Chacarita Jrs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. With a little luck, Chacarita Jrs's Erubiel Manni got control of the ball when Felipe Olivar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Chacarita Jrs's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Linqvist came free, but Erubiel Manni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Chacarita Jrs booed when SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Olivar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florencio Cutberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Bertran in the 85th minute of play. Mats Linqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Erubiel Manni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Bertran in the 88th minute of play forced SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goalkeeper Florencio Cutberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Erubiel Manni managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Mats Linqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.