World League

El fortin Tricolor
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arsenio Maria kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Maria. Ariel Ponc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kandemir Ülkü, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Arsenio Maria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Emiliano Martínez made a huge save. Ariel Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamiel Stessel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamiel Stessel in the 17th minute of play. Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Maria in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goal looked a bit too open when Kamiel Stessel came free, but Ariel Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's Martins Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Ponc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martins Palermo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Ponc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the last second Emiliano Martínez throw himself and got hold of the ball when James Madison in the 30thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 32nd minute of the match Villa Mitre City got a corner. Fecha Libre's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dante Brion ran over to the corner to take the kick. Long Yuan Di made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fecha Libre's Kandemir Ülkü. 34 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's Martins Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Ponc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emiliano Martínez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Madison's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. When Arsenio Maria came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Villa Mitre City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arsenio Maria couldn't finish the play. Martins Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Villa Mitre City's Generoso Laurgain was substituted for Long Yuan Di. Villa Mitre City were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Fecha Libre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dante Brion took the corner. If Mauricio Macías had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 62nd minute Mauricio Macías shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fecha Libre's Igli Tare was substituted for Martins Palermo. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Macías, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Villa Mitre City's Fulgencio Iratzeder was substituted for Dante Brion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igli Tare in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Ponc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 87 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Macías came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Macías in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Igli Tare 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. Generoso Laurgain made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fecha Libre's Rodolfo Manni. Fecha Libre were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Villa Mitre City to leave the ground with a draw.