World League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 8067 (Terracing: 6052, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) In the 5th minute Tales Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the game Aldo Franco made a throw-in which Carroll Mansfield played forward. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carroll Mansfield in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Hegoi in the 17th minute of play forced Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zoilo Coira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cumhur Günay, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the game, ReyPoxo's Tales Lucas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rogério Ceni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Pracki in the 31st minute of play forced ReyPoxo's goalkeeper Zoilo Coira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 34th minute of the game was made by Fan Yang Hong with Cumhur Günay as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd rose to their feet as Herbert Pracki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zoilo Coira. That made the score 1-1 in the 38 minute of play. Tales Lucas struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Rogério Ceni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ReyPoxo. Cumhur Günay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Fabricio Martino was substituted for Anibal Misael. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tales Lucas made a kick off. The throw-in from Aldo Franco in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ReyPoxo's Urdin Alabern. 54 minutes into the match, Albano Hegoi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Rogério Ceni. Rogério Ceni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tales Lucas in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Herbert Pracki put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Zoilo Coira. 72 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Herbert Pracki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zoilo Coira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Herbert Pracki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zoilo Coira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Teodoro Hartz was substituted for Herbert Pracki. After 85 played minutes ReyPoxo got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Mingo. After 86 played minutes Belgrano LOS PIRATAS got a freekick which was hit by Carroll Mansfield. 89 minutes into the game, Cristi Chivu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ReyPoxo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgrano LOS PIRATAS the free kick. In the 90th minute of the match Carroll Mansfield shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zoilo Coira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to ReyPoxo getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Rolando Mingo hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, Teodoro Hartz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2.