U21 World League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) 7 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Santana came free, but André Döring reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Döring came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by PINGO PINGO's Desiderio Restu. But to his dismay, Desiderio Restu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in PINGO PINGO's zone, Andriy Shevchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafin Maurino came out of the goal and Andriy Shevchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ennio Nazzari hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When PINGO PINGO's Gregorio Santana in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventudes Libertárias's goalie prevented a goal. Abelardo Ramos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The supporters of PINGO PINGO booed when Juventudes Libertárias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlinhos de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute Gregorio Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Döring saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match PINGO PINGO got a corner. Juventudes Libertárias's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gualterio Perrando ran over to the corner to take the kick. PINGO PINGO's Gualterio Perrando was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but André Döring in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Juventudes Libertárias's André Döring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desiderio Restu in the 37th minute of play. André Döring showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Lertxun, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to PINGO PINGO getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Gualterio Perrando hit a great ball. In the 49th minute Juventudes Libertárias were awarded a corner. Carlos Alberto Torres went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Juventudes Libertárias's Andriy Shevchenko getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The Juventudes Libertárias players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PINGO PINGO were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Desiderio Restu made a kick off. In the 54th minute Gregorio Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Döring saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventudes Libertárias's André Döring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Santana in the 58th minute of play. The PINGO PINGO fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when PINGO PINGO's Gregorio Santana 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Juventudes Libertárias's André Döring proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Juventudes Libertárias from getting a goal against them. Froilan Lertxun's late challenge caught a Juventudes Libertárias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Froilan Lertxun helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PINGO PINGO getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Froilan Lertxun hit a great ball. Serafin Maurino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos de Lara in the 71st minute of the match. Isidoro Nabar might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serafin Maurino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Nabar ran back to his position shaking his head. 79 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Santana came free, but André Döring reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, PINGO PINGO's Gregorio Santana made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Döring was left in no man's land by his defense there! Desiderio Restu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but André Döring made a huge save. André Döring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Santana in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes, Fábio Favoretto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventudes Libertárias and the PINGO PINGO players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Juventudes Libertárias getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fábio Favoretto hit a great ball. In the 89th minute Froilan Lertxun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Döring saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Döring made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Gregorio Santana sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 93rd minute of play forced PINGO PINGO's goalkeeper Serafin Maurino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juventudes Libertárias's André Döring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Santana in the 95th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Juventudes Libertárias's zone, Gregorio Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Döring came out of the goal and Gregorio Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PINGO PINGO walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.