World League

Gigante
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Abelardo Janpier made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Marcos Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. Futuros FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paolo Ferdinand in the 10th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Lucas Hernández heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's attentive Ildefonso Foro managed to snatch the ball when Beto de Medeiros made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the game, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Carlos Andrade made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Todd Gronow managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Todd Gronow was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Carlos Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Todd Gronow in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Carlos Andrade prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carlos Andrade was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 27th minute of the game Beto de Medeiros made a throw-in which Marcos Fernandes played forward. In the 28th minute Todd Gronow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ziemowit Chowaniec hit a great ball. Todd Gronow sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abelardo Janpier made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Marcos Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. Todd Gronow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. João Carlos Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC booed when Futuros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krakaca Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Todd Gronow scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Carlos Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Krakaca Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Abelardo Janpier made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adhemar Furtado during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Futuros FC's Adhemar Furtado got a free kick in the 47th minute. The supporters of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC booed when Futuros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adhemar Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 51 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Gronow came free, but João Carlos Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Krakaca Neto made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Justin to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute Krakaca Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Futuros FC were awarded a corner. Paolo Ferdinand went to the cornerflag to take it. Futuros FC's Paolo Ferdinand was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abelardo Janpier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 64 minutes into the game, Todd Gronow recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of João Carlos Andrade. Todd Gronow showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. 67 minutes into the game, Futuros FC's Marcos Fernandes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Janpier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 71st minute Beto Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Futuros FC's Beto Smith got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC made a substitution. Fabio Manuelo replaced Gerardo Etxepare. The supporters of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC booed when Futuros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Smith didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Futuros FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 76 minutes of play, Futuros FC's Beto Smith made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Janpier was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Beto Smith sped through Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abelardo Janpier. A collision led to Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Andreas Harlén hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Beto Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krakaca Neto in the 87th minute of play. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krakaca Neto in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Beto Smith notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier. Abelardo Janpier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th minute, Paolo Ferdinand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Futuros FC.