World League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Elpidio Francis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Petrică Măcriș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Santino Mora made a huge save. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attentive Elpidio Francis managed to snatch the ball when Jairo Adames made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. If Petrică Măcriș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elpidio Francis might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santino Mora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elpidio Francis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 10th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santino Mora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santino Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 11th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Club Deportivo Santiago's Santino Mora. Santino Mora was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Club Deportivo Santiago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Meca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute of the match, Elpidio Francis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santino Mora saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 22 minutes Club Deportivo Santiago's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Petrică Măcriș who took care of the corner kick. Arnaldo Gabon made a great header on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner, it was just that Club Deportivo Santiago's Santino Mora managed to reach the ball for a save. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Montiel in the 29th minute of play. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Elpidio Francis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santino Mora. That made the score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 43rd minute Evelio Terres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Terres, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arturo Montiel to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, André Monclús had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santino Mora. Club Deportivo Santiago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Monclús was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Santino Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 56th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, André Monclús left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evelio Terres during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. André Monclús took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santino Mora. Santino Mora dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. André Monclús blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santino Mora having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 69th minute of play forced Club Deportivo Santiago's goalkeeper Santino Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santino Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Monclús, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Santino Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Monclús might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santino Mora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Monclús ran back to his position shaking his head. Santino Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Monclús, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Leonardo Meca made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Xaiver Bara. 83 minutes into the game, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santino Mora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Santino Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Măcriș, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute André Monclús shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santino Mora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Santiago's Zuri Espinosa got a free kick in the 99th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Club Deportivo Santiago players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA.