World League

Baez Monumental
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Franco Bosch made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► were awarded a corner. Cordario Bazarra went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Zárate in the 15th minute of play forced ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalkeeper Ermengol Baena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Franco Bosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Morley to maneuver through the defense. If Ni Zhen Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ni Zhen Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ermengol Baena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Zhen Feng, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicollao Narbona in the 33rd minute of play forced Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ni Zhen Feng fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Nicollao Narbona came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicollao Narbona couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute Danilo Zárate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermengol Baena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Bosch in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Horacio Jesus Carvallo saved Baez FC from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thalis Papazisis to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ni Zhen Feng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ermengol Baena was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Reiner Braun hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Baez FC's Horacio Jesus Carvallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Bosch in the 60th minute of play. Thalis Papazisis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Franco Bosch kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Horacio Jesus Carvallo. That made the score 0-1 in the 64 minute of play. In the 71st match minute, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Morley to maneuver through the defense. Ruperto Ralondo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Thalis Papazisis took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ermengol Baena. Ermengol Baena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Zhen Feng in the 81st minute of play. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Zhen Feng in the 86th minute of play. When Franco Bosch came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Franco Bosch couldn't finish the play.