World League

Estadio
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mehat Kovaçi got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes in the game Cayetano Quinito did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Benigno Piorno. When Cristo Faron came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Racing Club 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 Cristo Faron couldn't finish the play. Mehat Kovaçi might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cornelio Cordearo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehat Kovaçi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ismael Furman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Txomin in the 13th minute of play. Ismael Furman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Txomin in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Cristo Faron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Furman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Bartuelo to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Equipo's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Txomin came free, but Ismael Furman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mehat Kovaçi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cornelio Cordearo was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehat Kovaçi got free with Cornelio Cordearo in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Faron in the 42nd minute of play forced Equipo's goalkeeper Ismael Furman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Austin kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epifanio Txomin was the one to do the kick off. Racing Club were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Equipo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mario Silban took the corner. Racing Club's Mario Silban was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ismael Furman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Unai Papachronopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Racing Club's Miroslaw Jajecznica was substituted for Cristo Faron. Racing Club's Epifanio Txomin got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Equipo's Bruno Beugnet was substituted for Mehat Kovaçi. Racing Club's Luciano Pirro was substituted for Epifanio Txomin. In the 75th minute Luciano Pirro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Furman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Racing Club getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Domingo Austin hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Bruno Beugnet made a precise shot to the right of Cornelio Cordearo. Racing Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 92nd minute Luciano Pirro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Furman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Equipo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Racing Club had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.