World League

Estadio Comercial LS
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) In the 4th 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 7th minute, Franco Bosch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 9th minute Thalis Papazisis 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. In the 12th minute Thalis Papazisis 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. Ermengol Baena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Papazisis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th 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. 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 17th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Thalis Papazisis came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thalis Papazisis took the ball and in the 24 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 1-2. When ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Franco Bosch in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baez FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute, Baez FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nicollao Narbona fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Franco Bosch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horacio Jesus Carvallo having to make a save. 35 minutes into the match, Baez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Bosch came free, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th 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. In the 39th match minute, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimeno Sadurni to maneuver through the defense. Ermengol Baena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 42nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► defense, Danilo Zárate kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ermengol Baena. The ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ermengol Baena should have stopped the shot. After the first half Baez FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Bosch made a kick off. Filip Balonek made in the 53rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Qi Qing immediately put the ball in play. Ermengol Baena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 55th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Ni Zhen Feng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermengol Baena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► made a substitution. Quirce Lamas replaced Nicollao Narbona. 74 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Thalis Papazisis came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Thalis Papazisis came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Baez FC 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 Thalis Papazisis couldn't finish the play. Thalis Papazisis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ermengol Baena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 85th minute of play. Ermengol Baena was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Danilo Zárate showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 87 minute of play. Ni Zhen Feng made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Frank De Jong immediately put the ball in play. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Bosch in the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s zone, Thalis Papazisis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermengol Baena came out of the goal and Thalis Papazisis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th minute Quirce Lamas 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 97th minute Quirce Lamas 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. The Baez FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Baez FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.