World League

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teobaldo Belmiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teobaldo Belmiro in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Licerio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valentin Licerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Tartalo in the 18th minute of play. Marcos Acuña hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Gastres FC's Mathieu Koning got a free kick in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Tartalo in the 22nd minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Licerio came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Gastres FC's Benjamin Neto. But to his dismay, Benjamin Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Geronimo Ongile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Tartalo in the 28th minute of the match. Silverio Jacob took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geronimo Ongile. Geronimo Ongile dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Silverio Jacob recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Neto in the 37th minute of play forced Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Jacob in the 38th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Licerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Neto in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Silverio Jacob notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile. Geronimo Ongile was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bülent Ruge hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teobaldo Belmiro got free with Valentin Licerio in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silverio Jacob made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Bülent Ruge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliberto Cuarto kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Geronimo Ongile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silverio Jacob, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Tartalo. 69 minutes into the match, Franja Dorada's Igor Tartalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geronimo Ongile narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gastres FC made a substitution. Edgardo Javiar replaced Benjamin Neto. After 72 minutes Gastres FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Tartalo who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Edgardo Javiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gastres FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Javiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Licerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Angel Bessone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Geronimo Ongile made a huge save. After taking down the ball on Gastres FC's corner Mathieu Koning fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valentin Licerio quite easily take care of the ball. In the 87th match minute, Gastres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Zurawski to maneuver through the defense. Angel Bessone hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Javiar in the 96th minute of play forced Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franja Dorada's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.