World League

Estampido
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arlo Arruta made the kick off which started today's match. Roman Diaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlo Arruta in the 7th minute of the match. Esquirla FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernard Swartenbroekx in the 8th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Universitario's goalie and right to Ricki Martín. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Universitario's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Benjamin Specht could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Roman Diaz made a huge save. In the 13thth minute of the game Lionel-Andrés Newell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esquirla FC's Michel Čech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlo Arruta in the 23rd minute of play forced Universitario's goalkeeper Roman Diaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Diaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lionel-Andrés Newell took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Čech. Michel Čech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Roman Diaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlo Arruta in the 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Universitario's Lionel-Andrés Newell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michel Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Universitario's goalkeeper Roman Diaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Esquirla FC were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Universitario's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernard Swartenbroekx took the corner. The corner led Esquirla FC's Bernard Swartenbroekx to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Diaz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 45th minute, Dorotheos Agathakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Diaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lionel-Andrés Newell made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Newell got free with Michel Čech in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Michel Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Newell in the 56th minute. Universitario's Salvador Montrell was substituted for Aquilino Masdeu. Euloxu Rojas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Roman Diaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlo Arruta's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 67th minute, Euloxu Rojas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Euloxu Rojas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lionel-Andrés Newell came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Universitario fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lionel-Andrés Newell couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Universitario getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Lionel-Andrés Newell hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Michel Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Newell. 88 minutes into the match, Arlo Arruta notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Universitario's Roman Diaz. Roman Diaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Universitario booed when Esquirla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Swartenbroekx didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Dorotheos Agathakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Universitario's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.