World League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 7656 (Terracing: 5744, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Yurre took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Alesandro Gavilanes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ...Pingue S.C....'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LA LUZ F.C. the free kick. The supporters of LA LUZ F.C. booed when ...Pingue S.C.... was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alesandro Gavilanes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When LA LUZ F.C.'s Ciro Pirro in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...Pingue S.C....'s goalie prevented a goal. Javier Abin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Pirro in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, LA LUZ F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Gavilanes came free, but Miguel Ángel Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustin Ontanilla got a throw-in 18 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Santi Gavilanes. Santi Gavilanes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Ángel Torres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Pirro in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Abin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. LA LUZ F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dawid Rojek in the 24th minute. LA LUZ F.C.'s Dawid Rojek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Javier Abin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Ciro Pirro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Javier Abin was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciro Pirro in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Javier Abin saved ...Pingue S.C.... from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Alesandro Gavilanes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Pirro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Javier Abin having to make a save. In the 39th minute, Santi Gavilanes made a precise shot to the right of Miguel Ángel Torres. LA LUZ F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Sabahattin Kökten charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabahattin Kökten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sabahattin Kökten kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Tiaguinho Gavilanes in the 47th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Miguel Ángel Torres's left hand side. ...Pingue S.C.... made a substitution. Alessandro Gavilanes replaced Paulo Yurre.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciro Pirro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Santi Gavilanes hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 67 minutes ...Pingue S.C....'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Rojek who took care of the corner kick. Agustin Ontanilla in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Miguel Ángel Torres, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. LA LUZ F.C.'s Jailson Britto was substituted for Fabinho Tinoco. Miguel Ángel Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santi Gavilanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ...Pingue S.C....'s Javier Abin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Açıkalın in the 89th minute of play. Javier Abin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Rojek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by ...Pingue S.C....'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Rojek was slow to take the kick. During this time LA LUZ F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on LA LUZ F.C.'s corner Dawid Rojek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Javier Abin quite easily take care of the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.