World League

Villa Celina
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Elderslie Magpies's Steven Chaptal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Astor Efren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neal Weatherby, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Astor Efren came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Elderslie Magpies's Neal Weatherby. But to his dismay, Neal Weatherby quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Astor Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Souness, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Souness, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Efren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rick Souness in the 12th minute of the match. Yupandú FC's Astor Efren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rick Souness in the 14th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Yupandú FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rick Souness came free, but Astor Efren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Elderslie Magpies's Rick Souness nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Astor Efren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Yupandú FC's Astor Efren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Etxekopar in the 25th minute of play. Nemesio Cordaryal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Christian Kerville tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Neal Weatherby 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. The Yupandú FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Elderslie Magpies were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gwidon Michalski to strike the kick off in the second half. Astor Efren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rick Souness in the 51st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steven Chaptal during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Elderslie Magpies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steven Chaptal to maneuver through the defense. Astor Efren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neal Weatherby in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute Elderslie Magpies were awarded a corner. Rick Souness went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Yupandú FC's Astor Efren got control of the ball when Neal Weatherby tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Yupandú FC's Rio Uchiha in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elderslie Magpies's goalie prevented a goal. Sam Mccartan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Astor Efren came out and tried to block the shot, but Sam Mccartan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 63rd minute. Christian Kerville showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Cordaryal, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 73 played minutes Yupandú FC got a freekick which was hit by Eloy Betadur. Yupandú FC's Shane Milligan was substituted for Gwidon Michalski. In the 75th minute, Eloy Betadur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Elderslie Magpies's Earl Prince tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Elderslie Magpies's Gilberto Fernandes was substituted for Earl Prince. After 85 minutes of play, Yupandú FC's Delmiro Frutos made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Kerville was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Yupandú FC's Miguel Rivas got a free kick in the 89th minute. Astor Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Souness, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Shane Milligan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Kerville saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Elderslie Magpies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Etxekopar to maneuver through the defense. The Yupandú FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Elderslie Magpies's performance. The match ended with a win for Elderslie Magpies.