World League

Mar del Plata
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eloy Alvarez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Moises Gombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Apolo Maule tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eloy Alvarez in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apolo Maule prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eloy Alvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Apolo Maule tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krzysztof Warzycha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apolo Maule took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by EL TITAN M.P.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Humberto Cisco was slow to take the kick. During this time FMArgentina's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Moises Gombal at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of EL TITAN M.P.. 0-1. 27 minutes into the game, Nicolas-Gabriel Otamendi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EL TITAN M.P.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FMArgentina the free kick. A collision led to EL TITAN M.P. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Nicolas-Gabriel Otamendi hit a great ball. Apolo Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Alvarez in the 29th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Eloy Alvarez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Apolo Maule was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Apolo Maule took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Belarmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Moises Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. FMArgentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Gombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apolo Maule breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Abel Aureo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the EL TITAN M.P. 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 Abel Aureo couldn't finish the play. EL TITAN M.P.'s Apolo Maule played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Gombal in the 46th minute of play. Cipriano Belarmo hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Abel Aureo made the kick off in the second half. Eloy Alvarezs short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Apolo Maule to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 56 minutes into the match, EL TITAN M.P.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Alvarez came free, but Apolo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moises Gombal struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Apolo Maule didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FMArgentina. FMArgentina made a substitution. Stayko Vatzev replaced Humberto Cisco. 69 minutes into the game, Godofredo Tipi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EL TITAN M.P.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FMArgentina the free kick. Godofredo Tipi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. FMArgentina's Paolo Herensuge was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Apolo Maule in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 79th minute of the game Cristian Raulo made a throw-in which Paolo Herensuge played forward. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind EL TITAN M.P.'s goalkeeper Apolo Maule, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute of the match FMArgentina got a corner. EL TITAN M.P.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casimiro Arce ran over to the corner to take the kick. Casimiro Arce made a great header on FMArgentina's corner, it was just that EL TITAN M.P.'s Apolo Maule managed to reach the ball for a save. Ismael Bernad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Tipi in the 84th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FMArgentina's Eloy Alvarez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Apolo Maule. That made the score 0-4 after 89 minutes of play. EL TITAN M.P.'s Apolo Maule proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save EL TITAN M.P. from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded FMArgentina left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than EL TITAN M.P..