World League

La Siberia
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Yves Passot started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Montevideo City Torque's Yves Passot in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC 1986 Vinalito's goalie prevented a goal. Paolo Nicholas hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as AC 1986 Vinalito's Eliseo Frances slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christophe Troxler. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. Yves Passot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richmond De Worteleere having to make a save. Richmond De Worteleere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Passot, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Frances in the 18th minute of play. Richmond De Worteleere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Passot in the 19th minute of play. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Guerau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Passot in the 21st minute of play forced AC 1986 Vinalito's goalkeeper Richmond De Worteleere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Montevideo City Torque got a corner. AC 1986 Vinalito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alkestis Papadopulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Montevideo City Torque's corner Brent-Jan Van den Driesch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Richmond De Worteleere quite easily take care of the ball. Yves Passot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Christophe Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Abeita in the 26th minute. Yves Passot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richmond De Worteleere having to make a save. Richmond De Worteleere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Passot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Guerau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Richmond De Worteleere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Passot in the 30th minute of play. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pichit Mercier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Richmond De Worteleere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Passot in the 38th minute of play. After 42 played minutes AC 1986 Vinalito got a freekick which was hit by Paolo Nicholas. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC 1986 Vinalito's goalkeeper Richmond De Worteleere, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christophe Troxler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Jax's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. A throw-in in the 47th minute of the game was made by Paolo Nicholas with Eliseo Frances as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Abeita to strike the kick off in the second half. Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Guerau, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Richmond De Worteleere made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Yves Passot sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Leizaur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Richmond De Worteleere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Montevideo City Torque made a substitution. Betadur Medel replaced Yves Passot. 61 minutes into the game, Paolo Nicholas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC 1986 Vinalito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montevideo City Torque the free kick. In the 62ndth minute of the game Betadur Medel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC 1986 Vinalito's Richmond De Worteleere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Frances in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Eliseo Frances left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC 1986 Vinalito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Pichit Mercier's late challenge caught a Montevideo City Torque's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pichit Mercier helped the player get up and apologised. Pichit Mercier hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. AC 1986 Vinalito's Basilio Mantzio was substituted for Marciano Valente. Richmond De Worteleere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reuben Meade in the 83rd minute. Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Guillelme Lomas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montevideo City Torque's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillelme Lomas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Xiao in the 93rd minute of play. Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Abeita, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Abeita in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christophe Troxler saved Montevideo City Torque from getting behind. Montevideo City Torque's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.