World League

Estadio Don Amado
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giampaolo Pazzini got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Aris Salonicco FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomasz Kaznocha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Cacciatore in the 10th minute of play forced C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Javier Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo De Sisti made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Baldomiro Manex. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giampaolo Pazzini in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giampaolo Pazzini in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Confesor could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Biagio Polo however easily saved by the left post. Franco Lombardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Javier Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Daniel Bazán got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Bazán, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aris Salonicco FC's zone, Daniel Bazán stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Biagio Polo came out of the goal and Daniel Bazán tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Javier Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's zone, Ferdinando Cacciatore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Javier Garcia came out of the goal and Ferdinando Cacciatore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Bazán stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giampaolo Pazzini in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Javier Garcia saved C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA from getting behind. In the 53rd minute Aris Salonicco FC were awarded a corner. Comunardo Brunelli went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Aris Salonicco FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ferdinando Cacciatore hit a great ball. Javier Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Lombardi in the 60th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Javier Garcia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 65 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Javier Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardo De Sisti. Aris Salonicco FC's Federico Cardano was substituted for Giampaolo Pazzini. Ciccio Russo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Baldomiro Manex got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 73 played minutes Aris Salonicco FC got a freekick which was hit by Ciccio Russo. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Bazán, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Javier Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferdinando Cacciatore. 76 minutes into the match, Daniel Bazán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Biagio Polo. Aris Salonicco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Bazán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Javier Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo De Sisti in the 79th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Cardano got free with Javier Garcia in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Confesor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Polo having to interfere. Biagio Polo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Bazán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferdinando Cacciatore kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Baldomiro Manex got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Javier Garcia made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Bernardo De Sisti sent off a good shot on target. Biagio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bazán in the 93rd minute of play. The C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Daniel Bazán 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA had won after a very even match.