World League

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Flavio Cifuentes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Judas Verón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Judas Verón in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Judas Verón ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhang Hao Qing was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Judas Verón recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Urko Vinuesa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Bernardo Raggio made a huge save. Zhang Hao Qing didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Flavio Cifuentes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Raggio was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After having played for 40 minutes, Judas Verón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Judas Verón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Judas Verón in the 42nd minute of play. Zhang Hao Qing didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After having played for 48 minutes, Judas Verón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Judas Verón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Judas Verón was the one to do the kick off. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvio Abadia in the 52nd minute of play. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Melquiades Henrico replaced Justino Frederico. Belgrano de Pibasog's Clemente Gaizkine quite brazenly broke a throw-in by He Sang Jun, made in the 57th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Judas Verón. Zhang Hao Qing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Judas Verón in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Silvio Abadia got a free kick in the 66th minute. Taltum FC made a substitution. Obregón Pardemanos replaced Flavio Cifuentes. In the 68th match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Abadia to maneuver through the defense. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Obregón Pardemanos in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Taltum FC's zone, Judas Verón stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhang Hao Qing came out of the goal and Judas Verón tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute Obregón Pardemanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's Iulian Ilinca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhang Hao Qing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Iulian Ilinca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hao Qing was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 傅延斐 made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Norbert Dabrowski however managed to control. After 89 minutes of play, Taltum FC's Andres Tufiño made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Raggio was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded Belgrano de Pibasog left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Taltum FC.