World League

STADIUM MEXACOMX
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) MEXACOMX's Ricardo Guerra started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ricardo Guerras short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Elpidio Vitin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gogo Anaya kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Cristian Naike managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vélez Juniors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Naike was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th minute of the game Severo Maule made a throw-in which Tiburcio Quinteros played forward. Elpidio Vitin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 11th minute. Wu Liang Mo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Januário Rangel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Sayvion in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Quinteros in the 18th minute of play forced MEXACOMX's goalkeeper Januário Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, MEXACOMX's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Naike came free, but Januário Rangel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Quinteros made a great header on Vélez Juniors's corner, it was just that MEXACOMX's Januário Rangel managed to reach the ball for a save. Ricardo Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Guerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elpidio Vitin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Guerra ran back to his position shaking his head. Elpidio Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wu Liang Mo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the MEXACOMX defense, Tiburcio Quinteros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Januário Rangel. The MEXACOMX fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Januário Rangel should have stopped the shot. Januário Rangel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Naike in the 38th minute of play. In the 38th minute Cristian Naike shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Januário Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Meireles in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Maurício Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot. MEXACOMX's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurício Meireles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elpidio Vitin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute, Cristian Naike made a precise shot to the right of Januário Rangel. MEXACOMX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Naike to strike the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Vitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Guerra in the 56th minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Vélez Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Joey to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind MEXACOMX's goalkeeper Januário Rangel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MEXACOMX made a substitution. Xu Qian Yuan replaced Ricardo Guerra. A nice corner shot did that Santos Fonda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Januário Rangel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Godofredo Ado hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Xu Qian Yuan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elpidio Vitin having to make a save. Elpidio Vitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Qian Yuan in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, MEXACOMX's Xu Qian Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elpidio Vitin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind MEXACOMX's goalkeeper Januário Rangel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Naike in the 88th minute of play forced MEXACOMX's goalkeeper Januário Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Cristian Naike reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Januário Rangel. The goal made the score 1-3. Elpidio Vitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Qian Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The MEXACOMX supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Vélez Juniors's performance. The match ended with a win for Vélez Juniors.