World League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Narciso Bertassi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cable a Tierra's Leonides Telesforo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Dorigatti in the 8th minute of play. Armando Dorigatti took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonides Telesforo. Leonides Telesforo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Cable a Tierra's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Dorigatti came free, but Leonides Telesforo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Bertassi in the 21st minute of play forced MKS Mazur Ełk's goalkeeper Cezary Sitko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Leonides Telesforo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Leonides Telesforo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When MKS Mazur Ełk's Armando Dorigatti in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cable a Tierra's goalie prevented a goal. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cable a Tierra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wieslaw Zawacki was slow to take the kick. During this time MKS Mazur Ełk's players had a chance to rest. The corner led MKS Mazur Ełk's Wieslaw Zawacki to fire away a dangerous shot which Leonides Telesforo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 43rd minute Armando Dorigatti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Telesforo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 minutes Cable a Tierra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wieslaw Zawacki who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Dorigatti got free with Leonides Telesforo in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonides Telesforo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wieslaw Zawacki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Dida Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Claudio Echeverri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cable a Tierra's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Echeverri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cezary Sitko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, MKS Mazur Ełk's Armando Dorigatti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonides Telesforo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Leonides Telesforo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cable a Tierra's Jorge Osorio got a free kick in the 62nd minute. MKS Mazur Ełk made a substitution. Wincenty Mocko replaced Wieslaw Zawacki. MKS Mazur Ełk made a substitution. Daniel Tjernström replaced Vykintas Jasilionis. In the 64th minute, Jorge Osorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Osorio made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MKS Mazur Ełk's Michal Karbownik. In the 71st minute Wincenty Mocko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Telesforo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Armando Dorigatti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonides Telesforo, 0-2. Wincenty Mocko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Leonides Telesforo made a huge save. When MKS Mazur Ełk's Armando Dorigatti in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cable a Tierra's goalie prevented a goal. When Armando Dorigatti came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the MKS Mazur Ełk 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 Armando Dorigatti couldn't finish the play. Claudio Echeverri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MKS Mazur Ełk's Cezary Sitko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Bertassi in the 93rd minute of play. The MKS Mazur Ełk supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MKS Mazur Ełk would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.