World League

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Lehoi got free with Alexandros Iordanidis in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute, Olcay Bozkurt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Herauso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 15th minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Olcay Bozkurt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 18 minutes into the game, RO Army V55's Olcay Bozkurt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florentino Herauso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Olcay Bozkurt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florentino Herauso was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25th minute of the match RO Army V55 got a corner. Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zachariasz Domalik ran over to the corner to take the kick. Olcay Bozkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Polo Quinteros in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandros Iordanidis saved RO Army V55 from getting behind. 36 minutes into the game, Nils Myhr threw the ball into play from the sideline. RO Army V55's Donnie Echols quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The throw-in from Marcos Mazer in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Santa Lucia de Merlo's Benjamin Lehoi. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olcay Bozkurt in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florentino Herauso saved Santa Lucia de Merlo from getting behind. After the first half RO Army V55 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. M. Agus Young replaced Polo Quinteros. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for M. Agus Young to strike the kick off in the second half. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 59th minute of play. Florentino Herauso made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Olcay Bozkurt sent off a good shot on target. Florentino Herauso came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by RO Army V55's Olcay Bozkurt. But to his dismay, Olcay Bozkurt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. Aldo Hartz replaced Benjamin Lehoi. 70 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhao Xun Jun. In the 71st minute of the match, Olcay Bozkurt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Florentino Herauso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 71st minute, Olcay Bozkurt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Herauso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. M. Agus Young sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso got control of the ball when Olcay Bozkurt tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olcay Bozkurt. Florentino Herauso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 81st minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Zhao Xun Jun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RO Army V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zhao Xun Jun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RO Army V55's goalie prevented a goal. Zhao Xun Jun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Florentino Herauso made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Ugutz in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florentino Herauso saved Santa Lucia de Merlo from getting behind. The RO Army V55 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.