World League

Templo de Hermes
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roger Guedes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Maldonado in the 8th minute of play forced Templários MZC's goalkeeper Laze Gjoka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Maldonado notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Templários MZC's Laze Gjoka. Laze Gjoka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Mogel Izcaray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laze Gjoka was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Juan Musso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roger Guedes's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Laze Gjoka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Bieito in the 18th minute of the match. Laze Gjoka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mogel Izcaray in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute Mogel Izcaray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laze Gjoka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Juan Musso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Juan Musso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Mogel Izcaray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laze Gjoka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Roger Guedes came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Templários MZC 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 Roger Guedes couldn't finish the play. Felipe Meira struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Juan Musso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Templários MZC. The Templários MZC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rosario Central FC were winning 0-1.

Rosario Central FC's Juan Musso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Lira in the 55th minute of play. Rosario Central FC's Estevão Bessa was substituted for Ezequiel Maldonado. In the 60th match minute, Templários MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Rosario Central FC's Arsenio Paez got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The audience was convinced that Mogel Izcaray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laze Gjoka was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Juan Musso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raúl Seco went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the match, Gilberto Lira notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Rosario Central FC's Juan Musso. Juan Musso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 84th minute Raúl Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Musso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rosario Central FC's Mogel Izcaray in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Templários MZC's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the game, Mogel Izcaray lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Laze Gjoka. After 97 minutes, Jonathan Neto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Templários MZC and the Rosario Central FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Templários MZC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rosario Central FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.