U23 World League

GELORA JEMBer UTara
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Racing Club【LBF】's Alfredo Rossi 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. In the 8th minute, Aniol Peña left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JEMBer UTara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Alfredo Rossi struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Joel Bertol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club【LBF】. Aniol Peña hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aniol Peña in the 20th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute of the match, Aniol Peña tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cláudio Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Manuel Marchidan hit a great ball. JEMBer UTara's Kopi Suşu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jeffrey Taverniers in the 30 minute of the game. Aniol Peña might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cláudio Taffarel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aniol Peña ran back to his position shaking his head. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club【LBF】 from getting a goal against them. Aniol Peña blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Taffarel having to make a save. Joel Bertol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tito Gilabert, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Joel Bertol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tito Gilabert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Bertol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tito Gilabert's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aniol Peña in the 40th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aniol Peña in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aniol Peña in the 43rd minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, JEMBer UTara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stevanus Avianto to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Aniol Peña made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Marchidan got free with Joel Bertol in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aniol Peña's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cláudio Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aniol Peña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Taffarel was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Aniol Peña 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. Racing Club【LBF】 made a substitution. Severino Jatsu replaced Tito Gilabert. If Aniol Peña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aniol Peña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aniol Peña in the 87th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Aniol Peña came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aniol Peña in the 92nd minute of the match. Severino Jatsu took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Bertol. Joel Bertol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Despite being the better team, Racing Club【LBF】 failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.