U23 World League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gino Thomas took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Ignacio Egoi got control of the ball when Claudio Scalise tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antoine Norton was substituted for Dusty Harden. With his leg Ignacio Egoi managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Club Atlético Lea Papá's Claudio Scalise fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Pierre Welch managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre Welch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Buljubasich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ignacio Egoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Scalise in the 19th minute of play. Ignacio Egoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Scalise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilmer Melgar kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Club Atlético Lea Papá's José Maria Buljubasich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Britton in the 22nd minute of play. Jean Britton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. José Maria Buljubasich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica defense, Claudio Scalise kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ignacio Egoi. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ignacio Egoi should have stopped the shot. Ignacio Egoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Scalise in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Claudio Scalise ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignacio Egoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. José Maria Buljubasich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Claudio Scalise made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Club Atlético Lea Papá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilmer Melgar to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Egoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Scalise, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After having played for 57 minutes, Claudio Scalise managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Scalise was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 58 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Welch. If Claudio Scalise had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the game, Claudio Scalise cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ignacio Egoi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Club Atlético Lea Papá's José Maria Buljubasich got control of the ball when Gino Thomas tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Maria Buljubasich made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Gino Thomas sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Claudio Scalise's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacio Egoi was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were furious when Emilio Hankins was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emilio Hankins got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Facundo Mallo was substituted for Wilmer Melgar. In the 84th minute, Emilio Hankins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Valentin Arellano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Arellano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignacio Egoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Carracedo came free, but Ignacio Egoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Club Atlético Lea Papá had played much better football throughout.