World League

JUVENTUS STADIUM
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when David Trezeguet made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Belchior Saldanha threw himself towards the right post 2 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from David Trezeguet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alessandro Del Piero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Belchior Saldanha came out and tried to block the shot, but Alessandro Del Piero slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gombal Lidon in the 7th minute of the match. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gombal Lidon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13thth minute of the game Fulgencio Gartzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicholas Ochavarri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 21st minute of the match. Nicholas Ochavarri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Olof Eliasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Fulgencio Gartzi took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicholas Ochavarri. Nicholas Ochavarri 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. Alessandro Del Piero took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Belchior Saldanha. Belchior Saldanha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Gartzi in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Gartzi came free, but Nicholas Ochavarri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fulgencio Gartzi to make the kick off. Jan-Olof Eliasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the game, Jan-Olof Eliasson lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Nicholas Ochavarri. Jan-Olof Eliasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicholas Ochavarri having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Gallardeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Nicholas Ochavarri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 71st minute. Nicholas Ochavarri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Nuñez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicholas Ochavarri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Gartzi in the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicholas Ochavarri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Jan-Olof Eliasson scored 2-5 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicholas Ochavarri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The La Gallardeta supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Gallardeta would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.