U23 World League

Characate Arena
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santo Romano kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Benigno Corderro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silverio Sanson was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Nereo Enaut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Romano in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benigno Corderro in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silverio Sanson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nereo Enaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Pastore in the 17th minute of the match. Javier Pastore's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nereo Enaut read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, TIBURON F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Cebrian to maneuver through the defense. Santos Cebrian kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nereo Enaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Romano in the 25th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Santo Romano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nereo Enaut was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the game, TIBURON F.C's Benigno Corderro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silverio Sanson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Benigno Corderro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silverio Sanson was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Silverio Sanson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Donostia in the 36th minute of the match. Nereo Enaut made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Anselmo Manex sent off a good shot on target. When Arnulfo Edur fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TIBURON F.C's protests and gave Arnulfo Edur a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to TIBURON F.C getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Arnulfo Edur hit a great ball. Facundo Colidio kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benigno Corderro to make the kick off. With his leg Silverio Sanson managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when TIBURON F.C's Benigno Corderro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 55th match minute, TIBURON F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Edur to maneuver through the defense. Nereo Enaut came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Characate FC's Santo Romano. But to his dismay, Santo Romano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 59th minute, Benigno Corderro 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. The supporters of Characate FC booed when TIBURON F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Corderro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 minutes, Uriel Paio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Characate FC and the TIBURON F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Uriel Paio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Facundo Colidio fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TIBURON F.C's protests and gave Facundo Colidio a yellow card for diving instead. Silverio Sanson made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Facundo Colidio sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute of the match Santos Cebrian shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silverio Sanson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Benigno Corderro came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the TIBURON F.C 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 Benigno Corderro couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Characate FC's Javier Pastore got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of TIBURON F.C booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rashid Paddington didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Lidman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Nereo Enaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobias Donostia hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Although Characate FC had been in control for most of the match, TIBURON F.C still came away with the win.