World League

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Esequiel Barco made the kick off which started today's match. Esequiel Barco might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esequiel Barco ran back to his position shaking his head. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esequiel Barco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6thth minute of the game Esequiel Barco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Forbes in the 9th minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esequiel Barco in the 11th minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 15th minute, but Lin Mo Hong got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Curumalán AFC hanging dry this time. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esequiel Barco in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Farid Mondragón saved C. A. Independiente from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Esequiel Barco came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esequiel Barco in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Esequiel Barco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's Witold Ledochowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farid Mondragón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 35 minutes C. A. Independiente's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexander Aalders who took care of the corner kick. Alexander Aalders made a great header on Curumalán AFC's corner, it was just that C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón managed to reach the ball for a save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Curumalán AFC made a substitution. Romulo Ekaitz replaced Witold Ledochowski. Curumalán AFC's Freddy Mikelats was substituted for Gabriel Milito. In the 55th match minute, Curumalán AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Aalders to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Kerry Sellers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lin Mo Hong. Curumalán AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kerry Sellers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Gigliotti in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Gigliotti came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lin Mo Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Forbes in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of C. A. Independiente booed when Curumalán AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Heli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 79th minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lin Mo Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 81st minute of the match. Emmanuel Gigliotti hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Farid Mondragón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esequiel Barco in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Yun Quan came free, but Lin Mo Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Curumalán AFC's Esequiel Barco got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes, C. A. Independiente's Ryszard Prusinowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in C. A. Independiente reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sidney Forbes in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lin Mo Hong saved Curumalán AFC from getting behind. Curumalán AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.