A quick and dirty approch with XML::Twig (forget xml::simple) and using xml data in Trace On's scratchpad must be a good starting point for your further investigations: each twig's handler is triggered when the specified XPATH is encountered: notice the ugly cur_league workaround..
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use XML::Twig;

my $cur_league='UNKNOWN';

my $t= XML::Twig->new( 
                    twig_handlers => {
                    
                          'league/id' => sub{  $cur_league = $_[1]->te
+xt},
                          'event/startDateTime'=>sub{  print "$cur_lea
+gue,",$_[1]->text,",";    },
                          'event/homeTeam/name'=>sub{  print $_[1]->te
+xt    },
                          'event/awayTeam/name'=>sub{  print ",",$_[1]
+->text,"\n";    }
                          
                          #add more handlers as needed..
                    }
);


$t->parsefile('trace_on.xml');


__OUTPUT__
1739,2015-06-24T11:59:00Z,Union Mar del Plata,C. Cordoba Santiago
1739,2015-06-08T20:59:00Z,Douglas Haig,Santamarina Tandil
1740,2015-06-30T16:59:00Z,Arsenal de Sarandi,Crucero del Norte
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Aldosivi Mar del Plata,Rosario Central
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Arsenal de Sarandi,Gimnasia La Plata
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Atletico Huracan,Defensa y Justicia
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Belgrano de Cordoba,Argentinos Juniors
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Estudiantes La Plata,San Martin San Juan
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba,Crucero del Norte
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Independiente,Olimpo Bahia Blanca
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Lanus,Atletico Rafaela
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Newells Old Boys,Racing Club
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Nueva Chicago BA,Colon de Santa Fe
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Quilmes,Banfield
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,River Plate,Temperley
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Sarmiento,Boca Juniors
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Union Santa Fe,San Lorenzo
1740,2015-06-14T11:59:00Z,Velez Sarsfield,Club Atletico Tigre
1740,2015-06-08T20:59:00Z,Club Atletico Tigre,Aldosivi Mar del Plata
1740,2015-06-08T23:09:00Z,Defensa y Justicia,Estudiantes La Plata
1756,2015-06-08T10:29:00Z,Bulleen Lions,Brunswick City

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In reply to Re^5: How to parse this hash? XML question (Twig example) by Discipulus
in thread How to parse this hash? And how to describe my probem? by Trace On

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