World League

Fernando Savino
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Kenya's Mikolaj Paraszczuk 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Trăilă in the 5th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Serafin Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenya's Maximiliano Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xepe Godan in the 6th minute of play. Talleres de Escalada were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Kenya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thibault Moon took the corner. The supporters of Talleres de Escalada booed when Kenya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikolaj Paraszczuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximiliano Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xepe Godan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Mikolaj Paraszczuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximiliano Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xepe Godan, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Maximiliano Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xepe Godan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Virgo Pechal hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Talleres de Escalada's Xepe Godan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Eliazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Paraszczuk in the 30th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Serafin Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xepe Godan scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximiliano Eliazar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maximiliano Eliazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Acuña in the 36th minute of play. Serafin Bernal made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Paco Melo sent off a good shot on target. Maximiliano Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xepe Godan, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Talleres de Escalada's Xepe Godan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Eliazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After the first half Talleres de Escalada were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xepe Godan was the one to do the kick off. Serafin Bernal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Melo in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Xepe Godan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talleres de Escalada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xepe Godan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute of the match, Xepe Godan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maximiliano Eliazar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Marcos Acuña hit a great ball. Kenya made a substitution. Venancio Urti replaced Ermegildo Ibon. After a rather tough play, Talleres de Escalada's Marcos Acuña got a free kick in the 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Xepe Godan notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Kenya's Maximiliano Eliazar. Maximiliano Eliazar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Talleres de Escalada's Fang Lang Mo was substituted for Xepe Godan. After having played for 77 minutes, Fang Lang Mo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talleres de Escalada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fang Lang Mo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kenya made a substitution. Cecilio Dantae replaced Paco Melo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fang Lang Mo in the 80th minute of play forced Kenya's goalkeeper Maximiliano Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Fang Lang Mo made a precise shot to the right of Maximiliano Eliazar. Kenya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. After 83 minutes of play, Talleres de Escalada's Fang Lang Mo made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximiliano Eliazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Dantae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle went the supporters of Talleres de Escalada were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Kenya side.