U23 World League

Cielo di Tocopilla
Spectators: 7836 (Terracing: 5878, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jon-Ander Wallffiguer started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sverker Zander to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Intimos de Reynoso's zone, Concetto Mare stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquito Flores came out of the goal and Concetto Mare tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zorros del Desierto's Hugo Araya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belasko Aguiluz in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Zorros del Desierto's Concetto Mare nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chiquito Flores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 11th minute, but Chiquito Flores got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Intimos de Reynoso hanging dry this time. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Sverker Zander got a free kick in the 17th minute. Chiquito Flores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto Mare, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Luis Abram 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belasko Aguiluz in the 25th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Hugo Araya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Araya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belasko Aguiluz in the 25th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's Concetto Mare sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chiquito Flores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st play minute Concetto Mare came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Chiquito Flores. 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Intimos de Reynoso's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Mare came free, but Chiquito Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Concetto Mare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jon-Ander Wallffiguer in the 42nd minute of play forced Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Chiquito Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Concetto Mare got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erez Marica was the one to do the kick off. When Zorros del Desierto's Jon-Ander Wallffiguer in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Intimos de Reynoso's goalie prevented a goal. In the 57th minute, Sverker Zander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sverker Zander hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Chiquito Flores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chiquito Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Insaurralde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72ndth minute of the game Cristian Insaurralde who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Intimos de Reynoso's Chiquito Flores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Insaurralde's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chiquito Flores was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Hugo Araya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erez Marica in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Jon-Ander Wallffiguer made a precise shot to the right of Chiquito Flores. Intimos de Reynoso's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Chiquito Flores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Cristian Insaurralde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chiquito Flores was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Insaurralde in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chiquito Flores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vedillo Legarda kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Chiquito Flores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jon-Ander Wallffiguer in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Cristian Insaurralde cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Chiquito Flores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.