U23 World League

Río Grande
Spectators: 7610 (Terracing: 5708, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 152) Angelo Iturri started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With an all-out effort, Tierra del Fuego FC's Celestino Gervaso threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Angelo Iturri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 5th minute, Tierra del Fuego FC's Amado Ibar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Celestino Gervaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Iturri, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Orlan in the 9th minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Celestino Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Tierra del Fuego FC's Dario Orlan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celestino Gervaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Iturri in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Celestino Gervaso saved Psycho-Circus from getting behind. Tierra del Fuego FC's Angelo Iturri managed to work through Psycho-Circus's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Angelo Iturri dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Celestino Gervaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Iturri in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Gaston Cedro made a precise shot to the right of Cristobal Iyan. Tierra del Fuego FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The supporters of Tierra del Fuego FC booed when Psycho-Circus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Bieito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Iturri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Celestino Gervaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Meo in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Celestino Gervaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 42 minutes, Omar Abeitia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Psycho-Circus and the Tierra del Fuego FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Psycho-Circus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! The score was 3-1 after a penalty in the 43rd minute, where Tierra del Fuego FC:s Angelo Iturri tricked Psycho-Circus:s Celestino Gervaso with a difficult ball by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aquiles Meo made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Angelo Iturri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celestino Gervaso was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Cristobal Iyan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Petrigai went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute, Omar Abeitia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Desiderio Jaen hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Aquiles Meo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Celestino Gervaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Iturri, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Aquiles Meo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Tierra del Fuego FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Gustavo Mendiko hit a great ball. Aquiles Meo struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Cristobal Iyan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Psycho-Circus. 74 minutes into the match, Amado Ibar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celestino Gervaso. Psycho-Circus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amado Ibar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 81st minute Tierra del Fuego FC were awarded a corner. Angelo Iturri went to the cornerflag to take it. Desiderio Jaen hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Amado Ibar made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Gervaso. Psycho-Circus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. In the 89th minute, Aquiles Meo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristobal Iyan was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. If Gaston Cedro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erasmo Bieito in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristobal Iyan saved Tierra del Fuego FC from getting behind. The supporters of Tierra del Fuego FC booed when Psycho-Circus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Zárate didn't get a good kick on the ball.