World League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Marcelo Eufemio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Tinoco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Orlondón Marileo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Racing Club【LBF】's Marcelo Eufemio. Marcelo Eufemio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Urtungo in the 11th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Marcelo Eufemio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Lopez in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Federico Orlanda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, Curicó-Unido's Julio Tinoco got control of the ball when Eulalio Aimar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Román Hoefler came free, but Marcelo Eufemio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Román Hoefler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Eufemio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lisandro Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Curicó-Unido's Julio Tinoco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Curicó-Unido from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute Lisandro Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Román Hoefler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Eufemio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Marcelo Eufemio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Vargas in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Vargas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Eufemio was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Vargas came free, but Marcelo Eufemio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Gogo Geleberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Lisandro Lopez sent off a good shot on target. Julio Tinoco came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez. But to his dismay, Lisandro Lopez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lisandro Lopez to make the kick off. Julio Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Lopez in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Curicó-Unido's Eduardo Vargas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcelo Eufemio. Marcelo Eufemio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Marcelo Eufemio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julio Tinoco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Curicó-Unido's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Orlanda came free, but Julio Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Urtungo got free with Marcelo Eufemio in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 73 minutes on the clock, Isaac Santos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Curicó-Unido's Juan Raúl Falcón was substituted for Visen Mattensohn. Curicó-Unido made a substitution. Hipolito Angeloni replaced Álvaro Zambujal. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Racing Club【LBF】! Racing Club【LBF】:s Marcelo Eufemio showed great skill when he stopped Román Hoefler:s penalty. 76 minutes into the game, Román Hoefler cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Marcelo Eufemio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 78th minute of the match, Eduardo Vargas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcelo Eufemio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Prudencio Mannie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Román Hoefler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcelo Eufemio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blas Urtungo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-5 to the left of a surprised Marcelo Eufemio 93 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute Eduardo Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Eufemio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Román Hoefler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Marcelo Eufemio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. In the 100th minute of the match Racing Club【LBF】 got a corner. Curicó-Unido's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eulalio Aimar ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Curicó-Unido had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.