World League

Red Stadium
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Furia to maneuver through the defense. Sebastián Junes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severo Oriche, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolas Froila got free with Inocencio Veronica in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Furia in the 8th minute of play forced Celtic FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Froila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. 11 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Abaunza came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Daniele in the 12th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Nico Veit had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastián Junes. Celtic FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nico Veit was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 21st minute Severo Oriche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Junes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Lugo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Inocencio Veronica when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Isidoro Lugo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inocencio Veronica. Rafaela FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Lugo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Celtic FC's 尤枫斌 got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Veit in the 38th minute of play forced Celtic FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 39th minute of play. Nicolas Froila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. Inocencio Veronica was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Isidoro Lugo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 42 minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio came free, but Sebastián Junes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cirilo Mendiko 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Lugo in the 48th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidoro Lugo made a kick off. Celtic FC's Sebastián Junes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Veit in the 52nd minute of play. When Leo Gonsalvo fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Celtic FC's protests and gave Leo Gonsalvo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Celtic FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Gonsalvo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastián Junes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafaela FC's Ross Strong was substituted for Eloy Gipuzkoa. In the 59th minute of the match Rafaela FC got a corner. Celtic FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nico Veit ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Camillo Daniele hit a great ball. Jacinto Abaunza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Veronica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 65th minute of play. Octavio Gonzo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Sebastián Junes made a huge save. 71 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ross Strong came free, but Sebastián Junes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Abaunza in the 73rd minute of play. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Emiliano Furia hit a great ball. Ross Strong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Sebastián Junes made a huge save. Sebastián Junes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Oriche in the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Lugo in the 89th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Gonsalvo kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Nico Veit reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sebastián Junes. The goal made the score 2-2. With an all-out effort, Rafaela FC's Sebastián Junes threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Severo Oriche, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rafaela FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.