World League

La Cueva
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Blåvitt's Gösta Lundberg 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. In the 4th minute Gösta Lundberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Aguirre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mike Cassar Torreggiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Erico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Erico in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd play minute Norberto Theodore came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mike Cassar Torreggiani. 1-0. Mike Cassar Torreggiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Erico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Moise in the 31st minute. After 34 minutes Sportivo Constitución's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stefan Eriksson who took care of the corner kick. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blåvitt's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norberto Theodore was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Constitución's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Sportivo Constitución's Norberto Theodore to fire away a dangerous shot which Mike Cassar Torreggiani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Moise in the 40th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raul Moise stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Norberto Theodore took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mike Cassar Torreggiani. Mike Cassar Torreggiani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 59 minutes into the match, Blåvitt's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Moise came free, but Mike Cassar Torreggiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mike Cassar Torreggiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Moise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Blåvitt's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Theodore came free, but Mike Cassar Torreggiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Sportivo Constitución fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Sportivo Constitución's Arsenio Erico 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sportivo Constitución made a substitution. Hermengildo Etxatxu replaced Faustino Dimo. In the 76th match minute, Blåvitt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Lundberg to maneuver through the defense. Jan-Erik Olofsson charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Erik Olofsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sportivo Constitución made a substitution. Godofredo Eduino replaced Raul Moise. Jan-Erik Olofsson hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Norberto Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Cassar Torreggiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Eduino in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Sportivo Constitución getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Hermengildo Etxatxu hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Godofredo Eduino in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mike Cassar Torreggiani saved Blåvitt from getting behind. Apolo Aguirre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gösta Lundberg in the 85th minute. Mike Cassar Torreggiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Eduino, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Godofredo Eduino in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mike Cassar Torreggiani saved Blåvitt from getting behind. Blåvitt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stefan Eriksson in the 91st minute. It was a well-played corner which Michel Lundberg managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 94th minute Godofredo Eduino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Cassar Torreggiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Sportivo Constitución's Arsenio Erico nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sportivo Constitución had won after a very even match.