World League

Nestor C. Kirchner
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Basilio Fernandez made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Pablo Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Gombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the match, Ruquense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Elazar came free, but Romulo Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Ruquense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Eztebe came free, but Romulo Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Raul Elazar in the 27th minute. A nice corner shot did that Raul Elazar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Romulo Gelacio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Romulo Gelacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Elazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Raul Elazar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Elazar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to Ruquense FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Prudencio Marko hit a great ball. Romulo Gelacio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Elazar's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Raul Elazar let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 57th minute shot 0-2 at rihgt post. In the 60th minute, Raul Elazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 64 minutes into the match, Ruquense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Elazar came free, but Romulo Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Elazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Romulo Gelacio made a huge save. In the 72nd minute of the match Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ got a corner. Ruquense FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raul Elazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's corner Raul Elazar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Romulo Gelacio quite easily take care of the ball. Romulo Gelacio came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Raul Elazar. But to his dismay, Raul Elazar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Raul Elazar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Elazar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 82 minutes into the game, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Ariel Eztebe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romulo Gelacio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. André Luís Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Zalon, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the Ruquense FC defense, Pablo Gombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romulo Gelacio. The Ruquense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romulo Gelacio should have stopped the shot. André Luís Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Zalon, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute.