U21 World League

La Ciudadela
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hector Gizon kicked off to start the match. Manu Van Hecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Roldanillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th match minute, San Martin de Tucuman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximo Diegotxe to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Roldanillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Hondo in the 21st minute of play forced Limitless Delux Edition™'s goalkeeper Manu Van Hecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yıldıray Pektay spun around in front of the goal 29 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of San Martin de Tucuman's goal. A collision led to San Martin de Tucuman getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Maximo Diegotxe hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Emil Mpenza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Limitless Delux Edition™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. San Martin de Tucuman's Carlos Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yıldıray Pektay in the 37th minute of play. Emil Mpenza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Jean Beullens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Limitless Delux Edition™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martin de Tucuman the free kick. In the 39th minute, Jean Beullens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Mpenza in the 42nd minute of the match. Maximo Diegotxe hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Nadir Kuman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Velasco. San Martin de Tucuman's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Limitless Delux Edition™'s Yıldıray Pektay in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martin de Tucuman's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emil Mpenza to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Limitless Delux Edition™ booed when San Martin de Tucuman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Gizon didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Yıldıray Pektay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th match minute, San Martin de Tucuman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Gizon to maneuver through the defense. Yıldıray Pektay might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yıldıray Pektay ran back to his position shaking his head. When Limitless Delux Edition™'s Yıldıray Pektay in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martin de Tucuman's goalie prevented a goal. San Martin de Tucuman made a substitution. Aquilino Pasqual replaced Rafael Roldanillo. Limitless Delux Edition™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emilijano Mpenza in the 67th minute. Yıldıray Pektay took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Velasco. Carlos Velasco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 74th minute, Natan Omblets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. San Martin de Tucuman's Atilano Omero was substituted for Alfonso Weather. Natan Omblets hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Flavio Blai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manu Van Hecke was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. San Martin de Tucuman's Epifanio Paulin was substituted for Matias Eate. Aquilino Pasqual received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Manu Van Hecke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Blai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manu Van Hecke having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Limitless Delux Edition™ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.