World League

Taladro de Almagro
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Guillermo Izquierdo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 4th minute of play forced Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Silvio Bazil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Martin Palermo F.C.'s zone, Zigmantas Gimbutas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Bazil came out of the goal and Zigmantas Gimbutas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Laçın Cumayev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Wallgren in the 12th minute of play. Zigmantas Gimbutas might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvio Bazil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zigmantas Gimbutas ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 13th minute of play forced Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Silvio Bazil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Benjamin de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Martin Palermo F.C.'s Robin Wallgren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Laçın Cumayev. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Giammarino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, one of Martin Palermo F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Martin Palermo F.C.. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 30th minute of play. SC Braga were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Martin Palermo F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benjamin de Lara took the corner. SC Braga's André Jordão was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Silvio Bazil in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Guillermo Izquierdo scored 2-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laçın Cumayev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bazil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Zigmantas Gimbutas notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil. Silvio Bazil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico Giammarino came free, but Laçın Cumayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovanni Arósio in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laçın Cumayev saved SC Braga from getting behind. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Braga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tiburcio Pepillo was slow to take the kick. During this time Martin Palermo F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 57th minute Narcis Mustață suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. 57 minutes into the game, Lu Xun Lei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Braga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Martin Palermo F.C. the free kick. Sol Izquierdo kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvio Bazil was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. SC Braga made a substitution. Antonio Cieri replaced Benjamin de Lara. SC Braga were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Martin Palermo F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jon-Egil Sætre took the corner. The corner ended in Antonio Cieri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil did a great save. In the 75th minute, Sol Izquierdo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 75th minute of play. Silvio Bazil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Guillermo Izquierdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th play minute Stig-Åke Mattsson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Silvio Bazil. 2-3. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Giammarino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 93rd minute of play. Stig-Åke Mattsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvio Bazil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig-Åke Mattsson ran back to his position shaking his head. The SC Braga players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.