U21 World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dušan Vlahović made the kick off which started today's match. Modesto Sal made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Arsenio Erico sent off a good shot on target. Jonas Arlo's late challenge caught a INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonas Arlo helped the player get up and apologised. Pepe Santoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dušan Vlahović went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Arlo in the 15th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Vlahović in the 18th minute of the match. If Dušan Vlahović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dušan Vlahović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Vlahović, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 29 minutes INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dušan Vlahović who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Mateo Giraldo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 35th minute, Agustín Preciado made a precise shot to the right of Pepe Santoro. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Carlos Tevez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pepe Santoro having to make a save. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Vlahović in the 39th minute of the match.

53 minutes into the match, Dušan Vlahović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pepe Santoro. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dušan Vlahović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Perfecto in the 57th minute of the match. KaoS Futbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dušan Vlahović in the 58th minute. The corner led KaoS Futbol Club's Dušan Vlahović to fire away a dangerous shot which Pepe Santoro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dušan Vlahović received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pepe Santoro came out and tried to block the shot, but Dušan Vlahović slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 64th minute. Agustín Preciado struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Pepe Santoro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KaoS Futbol Club. After 71 minutes of play, KaoS Futbol Club's Dušan Vlahović made it 0-7 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! After some careless play in the INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB defense, Dušan Vlahović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pepe Santoro should have stopped the shot. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Vlahović in the 85th minute of the match. Narciso Vergaray hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Arlo came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KaoS Futbol Club played a much better game than INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB and deserved their victory. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.