U21 World League

bombonera Lincoy
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nemesio Otero made the kick off which started today's match. Esteban José Botero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Romo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nemesio Otero hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Esteban José Botero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Romo in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Pedro José Solminihac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Sportivo Italiano the free kick. In the 12th match minute, ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro José Solminihac to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Gualberto Amiot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Rafael Lidon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Sportivo Italiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Esteban José Botero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Romo in the 26th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Justo Romo came free, but Esteban José Botero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Frichoso in the 43rd minute of play forced ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s goalkeeper Esteban José Botero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Mauro Heiremans got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Club Sportivo Italiano were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Justo Romo was the one to do the kick off. If Rafael Lidon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Romo in the 61st minute of play forced ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s goalkeeper Esteban José Botero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61stth minute of the game Justo Romo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Esteban José Botero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ defense, Jesus Frichoso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Esteban José Botero. The ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Esteban José Botero should have stopped the shot. When Nemesio Otero came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nemesio Otero couldn't finish the play. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Esteban José Botero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Romo in the 69th minute of play. When Maximiliano Aguirrebeña fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s protests and gave Maximiliano Aguirrebeña a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Maximiliano Aguirrebeña got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes Club Sportivo Italiano got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Louis. Pedro José Solminihac kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Esteban José Botero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justo Romo in the 76th minute. The supporters of ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ booed when Club Sportivo Italiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elvio Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Esteban José Botero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ from getting a goal against them. José Carlos Dueñas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rafael Martino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Club Sportivo Italiano's Esteban José Botero threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Justo Romo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★'s Esteban José Botero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Club Sportivo Italiano could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ⓅⓀⓇ Unión San Felipe ★★★★ throughout the match.