World League

Estadio Guiñazú
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Albin Ånger got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Modrić came free, but Arturo Guib reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Monico stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albin Ånger's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Arturo Guib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Gaza in the 9th minute of the match. Arturo Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Gaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib got control of the ball when Ali Modrić tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Zabaleta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ali Modrić was slow to take the kick. During this time Guiñazú FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Guiñazú FC's Ali Modrić to fire away a dangerous shot which Arturo Guib despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arturo Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Emesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Monico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Vesović in the 25th minute of play. After 27 played minutes, La Zabaleta's Lorenzo Arce shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Armando Monico came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Zabaleta reached it. 30 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Arturo Guib had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cirilo Orain. Arturo Guib made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ali Modrić sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute Adolfo Estavan suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. La Zabaleta were furious when Fazıl Hüsnü Şahin was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Zabaleta! Ali Modrićs short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Arturo Guib to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ali Modrić made the kick off in the second half. Israel Gaza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santo Heli charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santo Heli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Guiñazú FC's Santo Heli got a free kick in the 54th minute. Armando Monico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodosio Lop in the 55th minute. La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Modrić in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Clemente Emesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Guib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Guib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Modrić in the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Armando Monico had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albin Ånger. If Israel Gaza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Guib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Modrić in the 72nd minute of the match. La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Emesto in the 81st minute of play. Armando Monico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Ånger, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Guiñazú FC's Clemente Emesto got a free kick in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that Guiñazú FC were the better team. Guiñazú FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.