World League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Anastasio Iraitz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Iraitz in the 5th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Independiente's goalkeeper Chiquito Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Iraitz in the 15th minute of play. Benedicto Ireno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anastasio Iraitz's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Independiente's Chiquito Martinez got control of the ball when Yin Wei Yi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chiquito Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Wei Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Laurgain in the 26th minute of play. Yin Wei Yi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chiquito Martinez having to make a save. Yin Wei Yi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Chiquito Martinez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 33rd minute, Yin Wei Yi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chiquito Martinez. The goal made the score 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Cecilio Eli was substituted for Pablo Innocenzio. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yin Wei Yi to strike the kick off in the second half. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Emander in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Napoleon Dropinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Márk Stephen was substituted for Yin Wei Yi. Anastasio Iraitz hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Márk Stephen managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Márk Stephen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chiquito Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute Márk Stephen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiquito Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Napoleon Dropinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Márk Stephen might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chiquito Martinez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Márk Stephen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute Anastasio Iraitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Ireno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Eli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chiquito Martinez having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjy Benton got free with Benedicto Ireno in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chiquito Martinez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Márk Stephen went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjy Benton. When the referee blew the final whistle, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ could leave the field as winners, despite Independiente having more of the ball for most of the match.