World League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Balotelli started the match with the kick off. Ilazki Esquivel scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zacarias Ascencio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dündar Aynacıoğlu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the game, Ilazki Esquivel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zacarias Ascencio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celta de Virgos's goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute of the match AFC Viola Gigliati got a corner. Celta de Virgos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Enrico Cicero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alexis Sanchez kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Celta de Virgos's Dündar Aynacıoğlu got a free kick in the 20th minute. Zacarias Ascencio came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Viola Gigliati's Santio Marco. But to his dismay, Santio Marco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Zacarias Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Cicero in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacarias Ascencio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 37 minutes into the match, Enrico Cicero notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio. Zacarias Ascencio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 46 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goal looked a bit too open when Santio Marco came free, but Zacarias Ascencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Celta de Virgos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC Viola Gigliati were winning 0-5.

Zacarias Ascencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santio Marco in the 52nd minute of the match. Zacarias Ascencio made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Ilazki Esquivel sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Ilazki Esquivel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zacarias Ascencio. Celta de Virgos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilazki Esquivel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 63 played minutes AFC Viola Gigliati got a freekick which was hit by Elorri Palmer. In the 67th minute, Enrico Cicero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zacarias Ascencio. The goal made the score 0-7. AFC Viola Gigliati's Dunixi Bueno was substituted for Elorri Palmer. Bernardino Rosio kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Zacarias Ascencio came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Viola Gigliati's Enrico Cicero. But to his dismay, Enrico Cicero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. 90 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Balotelli came free, but Zacarias Ascencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Ascencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santio Marco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Viola Gigliati played a much better game than Celta de Virgos and deserved their victory. The Celta de Virgos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.