U23 World League

Ariel Arnaldo Ortega
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Omer Vandamme started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Omer Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillermo Colas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Omer Vandamme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Guillermo Colas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omer Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Youri Van Geele didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Taci Argün went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 23rd match minute, Club Atlético Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taci Argün to maneuver through the defense. Guillermo Colas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omer Vandamme in the 24th minute of the match. If Omer Vandamme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Club Atlético Magallanes's Guillermo Colas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omer Vandamme in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goalkeeper Youri Van Geele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gavino Rami. Youri Van Geele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Rami in the 35th minute of the match. Guillermo Colas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omer Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Youri Van Geele was a little too slow when Gavino Rami got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 2-0. Guillermo Colas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David De Raeijmaecker in the 44th minute of play. Carlos Erramu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 48th match minute, Club Atlético Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Elorri to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Erramu to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Erramu in the 59th minute of play forced North Hill United's goalkeeper Youri Van Geele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Club Atlético Magallanes getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Christian Elorri hit a great ball. Taci Argün took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Youri Van Geele. Youri Van Geele dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Youri Van Geele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Rami in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Taci Argün came free, but Youri Van Geele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Youri Van Geele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Rami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Elorri got a throw-in 76 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Americo Liher. Guillermo Colas made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Omer Vandamme sent off a good shot on target. Youri Van Geele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Rami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. North Hill United's Youri Van Geele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Rami in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Christian Elorri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Omer Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the North Hill United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Omer Vandamme couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Rami in the 90th minute of play forced North Hill United's goalkeeper Youri Van Geele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, North Hill United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jef Laermans to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match Gavino Rami sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Youri Van Geele skillfully saved the ball. The Club Atlético Magallanes fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Club Atlético Magallanes's Gavino Rami looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Club Atlético Magallanes fully deserved thier win.