U23 World League

Estadio Clasol
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Estevez made the kick off which started today's match. Federico Valverde was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Reko-Recko 03™! Carlos Estevez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Angelino Nueva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidoro Celino. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Donato Loreto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Camilo Fresnedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Adrogue FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Piti Martinez hit a great ball. Donato Loreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Falcão in the 16th minute of play. Selman Ruzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Donato Loreto having to make a save. Giuseppe de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Loreto having to interfere. Robinho Falcão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Loreto having to interfere. Donato Loreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Firmino in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Estevez in the 35th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Angelino Nueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Cristobal Avellaneda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva did a great save. The attack was good, but when Carlos Estevez in the 37th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Robinho Falcão got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Estevez got free with Angelino Nueva in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 46 minutes Reko-Recko 03™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristobal Avellaneda who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Adrogue FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Osvaldo Mingo hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Camilo Fresnedo was the one to do the kick off. Angelino Nueva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Estevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Carlos Estevez 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. 55 minutes into the match, Carlos Estevez notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva. Angelino Nueva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 61st minute, Isidoro Celino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adrogue FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 64th minute, Carlos Estevez 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. Adrogue FC's Carlos Estevez got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Fresnedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Estevez in the 70th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Camilo Fresnedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Loreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Camilo Fresnedo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Adrogue FC's Donato Loreto. Donato Loreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Everardo Cucao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelino Nueva having to interfere. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Camilo Fresnedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.