World League

Cienegal
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Scofield Vinciguerra started the match with the kick off. Mazarópi Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Ucci in the 3rd minute of the match. Zhu Bin Yi might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciro Moscatelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhu Bin Yi ran back to his position shaking his head. 12 minutes into the match, Scofield Vinciguerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mazarópi Gaúcho. Cieneguita PQ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Scofield Vinciguerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Acilia Town's Kallola Varm quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Carlos Tonete, made in the 17th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Cieneguita PQ defense, Scofield Vinciguerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mazarópi Gaúcho. The Cieneguita PQ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mazarópi Gaúcho should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute, Diego Tozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Cieneguita PQ defense, Scofield Vinciguerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mazarópi Gaúcho. The Cieneguita PQ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mazarópi Gaúcho should have stopped the shot. After 27 minutes Cieneguita PQ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Tozzi who took care of the corner kick. Kallola Varm hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Kallola Varm got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Acilia Town. Ciro Moscatelli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roberto Fenomeno showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 31 minute of play. With a little luck, Acilia Town's Ciro Moscatelli got control of the ball when Roberto Fenomeno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mazarópi Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scofield Vinciguerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Acilia Town made a substitution. Dieguinho Tande replaced Scofield Vinciguerra. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Fenomeno to make the kick off. Franco Ucci came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mazarópi Gaúcho could save by the left post. Carlos Tonete made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Acilia Town's Kallola Varm. Acilia Town's Ciro Moscatelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Fenomeno in the 59th minute of play. After 60 played minutes Cieneguita PQ got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Mas. The supporters of Acilia Town booed when Cieneguita PQ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Mas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Fenomeno in the 64th minute of play forced Acilia Town's goalkeeper Ciro Moscatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roberto Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Cieneguita PQ 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 Roberto Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. In the 69th match minute, Cieneguita PQ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Raitin to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes Cieneguita PQ got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Raitin. When Roberto Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Cieneguita PQ 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 Roberto Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. Ciro Moscatelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Fenomeno in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute of the match Cieneguita PQ got a corner. Acilia Town's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Fenomeno ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Acilia Town booed when Cieneguita PQ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Tonete didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Cieneguita PQ's Carlos Tonete fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Ciro Moscatelli was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. When Roberto Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Cieneguita PQ 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 Roberto Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. Dieguinho Tande scored 1-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mazarópi Gaúcho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Dieguinho Tande made a precise shot to the right of Mazarópi Gaúcho. Cieneguita PQ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. 88 minutes into the match, Cieneguita PQ's Roberto Fenomeno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Moscatelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieguinho Tande got free with Mazarópi Gaúcho in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cieneguita PQ were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Acilia Town's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto Fenomeno took the corner. In the 96th minute, Acilia Town's Dieguinho Tande dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7.