World League

Providence Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Miguel Ángel Benito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Satordi in the 19th minute of the match. Arjen Robben hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Miguel Ángel Benito might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rudolf Meulman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Ángel Benito ran back to his position shaking his head. 26 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Inguma came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cascadia United getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Miguel Ángel Benito hit a great ball. Arjen Robben received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Leonel Rocco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute Nicolas Satordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Fidensio in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Zé Tola was substituted for Teo Fidensio. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Tola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Tola in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascadia United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carmelo Gorka was slow to take the kick. During this time Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's players had a chance to rest. If Nicolas Satordi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Nicolas Satordi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonel Rocco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Leonel Rocco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolas Satordi in the 74th minute. Carmelo Gorka might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonel Rocco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carmelo Gorka ran back to his position shaking his head. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Satordi in the 81st minute of play. Rudolf Meulman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Bittor in the 92nd minute of play. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca played a much better game than Cascadia United and deserved their victory. The Cascadia United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.