U23 World League

Monumental
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, F.Salgado F.C.'s Alpay Akbudun got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Teodoro Moreno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.Salgado F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Siro Rainerio in the 13th minute. The corner led F.Salgado F.C.'s Dawid Dziewulski to fire away a dangerous shot which Ezequiel Centurión despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ezequiel Centurión made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pitin Sánchez in the 19th minute of play. Ezequiel Centurión showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Teodoro Moreno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júnior Brena during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Macaneață in the 24th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, F.Salgado F.C.'s Robert Macaneață sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Centurión narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Dawid Dziewulski in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Okan Nesta. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute of the match La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a corner. F.Salgado F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gervasio Valiente ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pepe Sand was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Federico Eyague kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to F.Salgado F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dawid Dziewulski hit a great ball. With a little luck, F.Salgado F.C.'s Matt Ryan got control of the ball when Paulinho Dybala tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodoro Moreno was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Pepe Sand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. F.Salgado F.C.'s Leonel Antunes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gervasio Valiente in the 64 minute of the game. If Teodoro Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Paulinho Dybala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Ryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, F.Salgado F.C.'s Teodoro Moreno made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Centurión was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th minute Teodoro Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matt Ryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Rosati, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ezequiel Centurión made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Macaneață in the 80th minute of play. Paulinho Dybala might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matt Ryan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulinho Dybala ran back to his position shaking his head. Pepe Sand blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matt Ryan having to make a save. Matt Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepe Sand in the 83rd minute of play. Dawid Dziewulski kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 made a substitution. Hazim Sarajlić replaced Dan Ambauen. After 88 played minutes F.Salgado F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dawid Dziewulski. After a defensive mix-up in F.Salgado F.C.'s zone, Marcelo Phelipe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matt Ryan came out of the goal and Marcelo Phelipe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Eyague during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】:s Ezequiel Centurión showed great skill when he stopped Teodoro Moreno:s penalty. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.