World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Atletic Club Araucaria's Lino Heli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alexis Viera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Heli in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match Atletic Club Araucaria got a corner. TITAN FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santos Txartiko ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of TITAN FC's goalie and right to Leopoldo Cesaro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. TITAN FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 17th minute Tomás Lecanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdul Majid Awat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Casimiro Pantoja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdul Majid Awat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Atletic Club Araucaria's Lino Heli in the 26th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alexis Viera was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for TITAN FC through an amazing save. Abdul Majid Awat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Lecanda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Honorato Bernad fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletic Club Araucaria's protests and gave Honorato Bernad a yellow card for diving instead. Honorato Bernad hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Abdul Majid Awat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Pando in the 32nd minute of play. Marquez Llago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Marquez Llago got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Honorato Bernad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Alexis Viera made a huge save. In the 43rd minute Dale Pando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdul Majid Awat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletic Club Araucaria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eskuin Cintron was slow to take the kick. During this time TITAN FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 45th minute, Casimiro Pantoja fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Abdul Majid Awat moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds.

The wind increased when Dale Pando made the kick off in the second half. Abdul Majid Awat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dale Pando in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, TITAN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Heli came free, but Alexis Viera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Casimiro Pantoja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdul Majid Awat was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. TITAN FC's Casomiro Irazu was substituted for Marquez Llago. TITAN FC's Baldomiro Ruiz was substituted for Dale Pando. In the 66th minute of the match, Casimiro Pantoja got a very nice opportunity to score, but Abdul Majid Awat was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Abdul Majid Awat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mansur Aral in the 69th minute. A collision led to TITAN FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Eskuin Cintron hit a great ball. Abdul Majid Awat was a little too slow when Şafak Baytugay got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-2. Tomass Fafinski hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Şafak Baytugay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdul Majid Awat having to interfere. Alexis Viera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Heli's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Baldomiro Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdul Majid Awat having to interfere. Mansur Aral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baldomiro Ruiz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdul Majid Awat came out and tried to block the shot, but Baldomiro Ruiz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched TITAN FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.