U23 World League

T i t t a r e l l i
Spectators: 9244 (Terracing: 6934, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Palermo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, T€Tra brick FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martín Cardetti to maneuver through the defense. Carmelo Tiniebra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Eleuterio Urbez made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Tulio in the 7th minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Laureano Matia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Martín Cardetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laureano Matia was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. T€Tra brick FC's Jonas Marcos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Norberto Garci in the 11 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 14th minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Laureano Matia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martín Cardetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Laureano Matia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laureano Matia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Tulio in the 30th minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, T€Tra brick FC's Martín Cardetti made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laureano Matia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Laureano Matia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Cardetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Laureano Matia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eleuterio Urbez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmelo Tiniebra in the 46th minute. T€Tra brick FC's Eleuterio Urbez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save T€Tra brick FC from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carmelo Tiniebra was the one to do the kick off. Eleuterio Urbez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Tiniebra in the 52nd minute of play. Eleuterio Urbez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carmelo Tiniebra went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to T€Tra brick FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ermegildo Tulio hit a great ball. The supporters of Lε COCO SρσяtiV booed when T€Tra brick FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Tulio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Carmelo Tiniebra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eleuterio Urbez was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, T€Tra brick FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Tiniebra came free, but Eleuterio Urbez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 played minutes Lε COCO SρσяtiV got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Garci. Lε COCO SρσяtiV made a substitution. Geraldo Bezerra replaced Carmelo Tiniebra. A collision led to Lε COCO SρσяtiV getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Norberto Garci hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Fábio Cunha in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laureano Matia saved Lε COCO SρσяtiV from getting behind. Lε COCO SρσяtiV made a substitution. Honorio Bernaldo replaced Freddy Hernando. Laureano Matia went to the wrong direction when Luís Fábio Cunha was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Martin Palermo took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Laureano Matia to make any attempt to save it. Laureano Matia made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Martin Palermo sent off a good shot on target. 90 minutes into the match, T€Tra brick FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Bezerra came free, but Eleuterio Urbez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleuterio Urbez came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Geraldo Bezerra. But to his dismay, Geraldo Bezerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.