U23 World League

Municipal de Barraña
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sidney Pontes got the match started through his kick off. Roque Servando hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Sidney Pontes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Arnulfo Ignatius made a huge save. Roque Servando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Baltasar Froylan hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Nicolas Irrintzi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CD Boiro's Walme Ortega. Walme Ortega was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute, Paolo Nahia made a precise shot to the right of Walme Ortega. CD Boiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The corner ended in Nicolas Irrintzi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CD Boiro's Walme Ortega did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Irrintzi in the 26th minute of play forced CD Boiro's goalkeeper Walme Ortega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes CD Boiro got a freekick which was hit by Elixio Lacorte. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Irrintzi in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walme Ortega saved CD Boiro from getting behind. 38 minutes into the game, Nicolas Irrintzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Walme Ortega was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Nicolas Irrintzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walme Ortega. CD Boiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolas Irrintzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolas Irrintzi to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Nicolas Irrintzi put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Walme Ortega. Roque Servando hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind CD Boiro's goalkeeper Walme Ortega, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Nicolas Irrintzi put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Walme Ortega. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Roque Servando got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to CD Boiro getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alf Zachrisson hit a great ball. Walme Ortega made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Roque Servando sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolas Irrintzi in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walme Ortega prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Walme Ortega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roque Servando in the 77th minute. Arnulfo Ignatius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elixio Lacorte's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Nicolas Irrintzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acratas Unidos's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Irrintzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walme Ortega breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Teofilo Lorencio took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Walme Ortega to make any attempt to save it. Nicolas Irrintzi succeeded in the game's 85th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-8. Arnulfo Ignatius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elixio Lacorte in the 88th minute of play. Nicolas Irrintzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walme Ortega having to make a save. Elixio Lacorte took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnulfo Ignatius. Arnulfo Ignatius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-8. The CD Boiro fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Acratas Unidos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.