World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo Colas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Gabriel-Omar Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Independiente Ψ★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel-Omar Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7thth minute of the game Gabriel-Omar Batista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naike Abalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 11th minute of play. John Abancens made in the 15th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Edward Groth. If Gabriel-Omar Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Naike Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The throw-in from John Abancens in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gilberto Loreto. Gabriel-Omar Batista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Naike Abalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Batista came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gabriel-Omar Batista came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the ★Independiente Ψ★ 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 Gabriel-Omar Batista couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Batista came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Naike Abalos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 42 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Jaunti.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriel-Omar Batista to make the kick off. Maximiliano Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 56th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 76th minute of play. After some careless play in the La Mandarina Mecánica defense, Gabriel-Omar Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naike Abalos. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naike Abalos should have stopped the shot. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Lei Feng Ying replaced Gabriel-Omar Batista. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lei Feng Ying in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naike Abalos saved La Mandarina Mecánica from getting behind. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 85th minute of play. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lucas-James Langoni replaced Arnaldo Colas. La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lei Feng Ying in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Feng Ying in the 95th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.