World League

JAG ARENA TRIBUTE
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernando Gamus kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 2nd minute of play forced Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Erasmo Loi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Rukszcz in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Cristoforo Volpe put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Erasmo Loi. A collision led to Apocalípticos & Caóticos getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Alvaro Eliu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Rukszcz in the 20th minute of play forced Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Fan Xi Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edelmiro Taurino. In the 29th minute of the match Apocalípticos & Caóticos got a corner. Squadra de Pippe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Patricio Emmanuel ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boruc Gongolewicz in the 31st minute of play forced Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Cristoforo Volpe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erasmo Loi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patricio Emmanuel in the 37th minute. A nice corner shot did that Patricio Emmanuel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fan Xi Hong quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 38 minutes of play, Squadra de Pippe's Boruc Gongolewicz made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erasmo Loi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute Juan Manuel Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Xi Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Squadra de Pippe's Cristoforo Volpe got a free kick in the 46th minute. The Apocalípticos & Caóticos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Squadra de Pippe were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo Volpe to make the kick off. Lukasz Rukszcz had several of the Apocalípticos & Caóticos's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 52 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Erasmo Loi as he didn't even see the shot coming. Juan Manuel Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fan Xi Hong having to make a save. Fan Xi Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Manuel Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Volpe was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 58th minute. Squadra de Pippe's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Lukasz Rukszcz came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Erasmo Loi could save by the left post. A hard shot 60 in the game by Lukasz Rukszcz from a close distance when the talented Erasmo Loi managed to make a qualified save. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's players were relieved. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Cristoforo Volpe put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Erasmo Loi. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Cosme Austin was substituted for Alvaro Eliu. Fan Xi Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Calleri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erasmo Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Volpe, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Fan Xi Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Calleri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Rodrigo Platon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erasmo Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Volpe in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lukasz Rukszcz. In the 94th minute Manuel Ponciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Xi Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Squadra de Pippe had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.