World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leo Messi made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Messi came free, but Ariel Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Leo Messi put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ariel Venerando. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Messi in the 11th minute of play forced Road To Glory's goalkeeper Ariel Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Road To Glory's Ariel Venerando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Dybala in the 12th minute of play. Enzo Fernández scored 2-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Venerando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, La Scaloneta's Ariel Venerando threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leo Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 27th minute Gugu de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Scaloneta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gugu de Mendonça was slow to take the kick. During this time Road To Glory's players had a chance to rest. 30 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Messi came free, but Ariel Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Martinez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Ariel Venerando when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gugu de Mendonça in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dibag Martinez saved La Scaloneta from getting behind. In the 35thth minute of the game Gugu de Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Rodri De Paul took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Ariel Venerando to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute Gugu de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gugu de Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Road To Glory's Dibag Martinez threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gugu de Mendonça, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ángel-Fabián Di María hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Scaloneta's zone, Gugu de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dibag Martinez came out of the goal and Gugu de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Road To Glory was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egon Markusson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodri De Paul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gugu de Mendonça in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dibag Martinez saved La Scaloneta from getting behind. After some careless play in the La Scaloneta defense, Gugu de Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dibag Martinez. The La Scaloneta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dibag Martinez should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Leo Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Venerando. Road To Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leo Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 79 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Messi came free, but Ariel Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Road To Glory's Rogelio Abeita got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute Paulo Dybala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Venerando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Cristian Romero got a free kick in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Messi came free, but Ariel Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gugu de Mendonça blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dibag Martinez having to make a save. 93 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gugu de Mendonça.