U21 World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narciso Vergaray kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes River Plate ® 9-12 got a freekick which was hit by Bernabé Madrid. After 9 played minutes INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Higinio Barros. After 10 minutes of play, River Plate ® 9-12's Hermosilla Concha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Santoro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermosilla Concha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Hermosilla Concha came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, River Plate ® 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabé Madrid to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermosilla Concha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Hermosilla Concha came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Angelo Corderall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Santoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 43rd minute, Hermosilla Concha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Santoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Arsenio Erico hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB made a substitution. Faustino Fertus replaced Luisito Jaen. A collision led to INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Arsenio Erico hit a great ball. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. River Plate ® 9-12 were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Angelo Corderall made a kick off. A collision led to INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Faustino Fertus hit a great ball. When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, River Plate ® 9-12's Dexter Morgan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Bernabé Madrid sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Hermosilla Concha put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Corderall in the 73rd minute of the match. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB from getting a goal against them. Pepe Santoro was a little too slow when Angelo Corderall got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-7. Narciso Vergaray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo-Enrique Escobar having to interfere. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Corderall in the 83rd minute. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Angelo Corderall scored to the left of an out of position Pepe Santoro, making the score, 0-8. With his leg Pepe Santoro managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when River Plate ® 9-12's Angelo Corderall fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro got control of the ball when Angelo Corderall tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, River Plate ® 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rósar Melano to maneuver through the defense. Higinio Barros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pablo-Enrique Escobar. River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 96th minute, Narciso Vergaray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When River Plate ® 9-12's Hermosilla Concha in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie prevented a goal.