World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) 4 minutes into the match, 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Joachim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mauro Joachim was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Bernabe Rojas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernabe Rojas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The 0 descensos fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 10th minute, Bernabe Rojas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mauro Joachim. The goal made the score 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Bernabe Rojas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mauro Joachim. That made the score 4-0 in the 12 minute of play. In the 15th minute of the game Dionisio Vito made a throw-in which Clemente Teodor played forward. Bernabe Rojass short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Mauro Joachim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 18 minutes, Urbano Chinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC CERBEROS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urbano Chinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Bernabe Rojas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro Joachim. AFC CERBEROS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Rojas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 31st minute, 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mauro Joachim. Mauro Joachim yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC CERBEROS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucas-James Joshua was slow to take the kick. During this time 0 descensos's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Oscar Ermano managed to get in a good position for a shot. 0 descensos's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Ermano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Joachim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernabe Rojas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernabe Rojas got free with Mauro Joachim in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernabe Rojas was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Bernabe Rojas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 0 descensos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Mauro Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Rojas in the 55th minute of the match. Mauro Joachim came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas. But to his dismay, Bernabe Rojas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. In the 72nd minute Bernabe Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Bernabe Rojas sped through AFC CERBEROS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mauro Joachim. Mauro Joachim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernabe Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Isaac Hanot came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the AFC CERBEROS 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 Isaac Hanot couldn't finish the play. Mauro Joachim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernabe Rojas's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Mauro Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Rojas in the 89th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Isaac Hanot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Adrio was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. AFC CERBEROS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.