World League

Marcelo Bielsa
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Newells Old Boys's Silverio Tuste started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Ignacio Portusagasti during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Navalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Ignacio Portusagasti to maneuver through the defense. In the 12thth minute of the game Carlos Gustavo Caicedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newells Old Boys's Serafino Jurdan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Serafino Jurdan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amanda Björn's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Nazario Urtubia hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Gustavo Caicedo in the 26th minute of the match. When Silverio Tuste came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Newells Old Boys 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 Silverio Tuste couldn't finish the play. Clemente Esquerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Navalito's goalkeeper Soriano Espiñeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André-Pierre Gignac. In the 42nd minute Amanda Björn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafino Jurdan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isidoro Young to make the kick off. If Silverio Tuste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 54 minutes into the match, Navalito's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Tuste came free, but Soriano Espiñeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Esquerra in the 55th minute of the match. Serafino Jurdan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Young in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Newells Old Boys's Serafino Jurdan got control of the ball when Clemente Esquerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Serafino Jurdan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Newells Old Boys's Silverio Tuste 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 Navalito's goalie prevented a goal. If Cristian Blanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adan Chinto charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adan Chinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adan Chinto hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Serafino Jurdan made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Nicanor Parra sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicanor Parra got free with Serafino Jurdan in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute André-Pierre Gignac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Soriano Espiñeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Newells Old Boys's Serafino Jurdan got control of the ball when Nicanor Parra tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91stth minute of the game Isidoro Young who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newells Old Boys's Serafino Jurdan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Pinhal in the 92nd minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Cristian Blanco got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Adan Chinto got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Newells Old Boys getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Adan Chinto hit a great ball. Newells Old Boys succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Navalito had controlled the match.