U21 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Belfegor FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when German Lia scored to the left of an out of position Daníel Islas, making the score, 1-0. Dave Cole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Corderun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Belfegor FC's Freddy Corderun got a free kick in the 10th minute. Korhan Türkol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Daníel Islas made a huge save. Dave Cole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Magno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Lander hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Korhan Türkol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Daníel Islas made a huge save. Freddy Corderun struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Dave Cole didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belfegor FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Magno in the 24th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Korhan Türkol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daníel Islas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Claudio Echeverri hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Urbano Mannie came free, but Dave Cole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dave Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Urtzi in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia got a free kick in the 41st minute. Daníel Islas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of German Lia's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and German Lia made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Korhan Türkol in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daníel Islas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belfegor FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Exequiel Zeballos was slow to take the kick. During this time ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players had a chance to rest. Daníel Islas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Lia in the 56th minute of play. When Claudio Echeverri fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Claudio Echeverri a yellow card for diving instead. Claudio Echeverri kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Korhan Türkol hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Korhan Türkol hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a freekick which was hit by Korhan Türkol. In the 73rdth minute of the game Korhan Türkol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belfegor FC's Daníel Islas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute, Sverker Petersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute Saverio Isadore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Cole saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Isadore came free, but Dave Cole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belfegor FC's goalkeeper Daníel Islas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daníel Islas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Korhan Türkol went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Daníel Islas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korhan Türkol in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Gaston Firman got a free kick in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaston Firman during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Gaston Firman hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Belfegor FC's Raúl Chaparro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.