World League

Estadio Barreal
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ben-Ami Gol kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adelino Corrêa got free with Benedicto Ireno in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yin Wei Yi took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dário Tepedino. Dário Tepedino 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Guang Chen got free with Benedicto Ireno in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 15 minutes C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jairo Eneko who took care of the corner kick. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barreal FC's goalkeeper Dário Tepedino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 27 minutes, Pablo Innocenzio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pablo Innocenzio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dário Tepedino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yin Wei Yi's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Benedicto Ireno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Guang Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Barreal FC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jairo Eneko took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben-Ami Gol in the 34th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the game, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Yin Wei Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dário Tepedino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Barreal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Corrêa in the 45th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yu Guang Chen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. After the first half C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Cecilio Eli was substituted for Pablo Innocenzio. In the 58thth minute of the game Ben-Ami Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59th minute, Yin Wei Yi fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Barreal FC's Adelino Corrêa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Ireno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The throw-in from Olimpiu Covrig in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Jeremias Felo. Yu Guang Chen hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Márk Stephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Barreal FC's Dário Tepedino got control of the ball when Márk Stephen tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Corrêa in the 76th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barreal FC's goalkeeper Dário Tepedino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 78 minutes Barreal FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Montes who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Jeremias Felo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Olimpiu Covrig in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Jeremias Felo. Benedicto Ireno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yu Guang Chen in the 82nd minute of the match. Márk Stephens short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Dário Tepedino to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Benedicto Ireno didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ben-Ami Gol went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute, Ben-Ami Gol made a precise shot to the right of Benedicto Ireno. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Barreal FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.