U23 World League

Stadio Joško
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lautaro Martínez Gullotta started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Fabio Rosati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute of the game Hakkı Sezgen made a throw-in which Pepe Sand played forward. After having played for 13 minutes, Kobe Mesmaeckers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Circus BAF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kobe Mesmaeckers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grégoire Haynes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pepe Sand in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amador Paublo saved Circus BAF from getting behind. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christopher Rutgeerts in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Dybala in the 21st minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Pepe Sand managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's supporters rose to their feet, but Pepe Sand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amador Paublo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gervasio Valiente came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 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 Gervasio Valiente couldn't finish the play. Amador Paublo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho Dybala in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Pepe Sand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amador Paublo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ezequiel Centurión made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kobe Mesmaeckers in the 45th minute. Amador Paublo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Dybala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulinho Dybala stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Paulinho Dybala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amador Paublo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amador Paublo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pepe Sand in the 53rd minute. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kobe Mesmaeckers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepe Sand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Amador Paublo made a huge save. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Pepe Sand got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Circus BAF's Viktor Goffyn was substituted for Ronald Van Achteren. 69 minutes into the game, Liu Hao Zheng threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Okan Nesta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Pepe Sand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Amador Paublo made a huge save. Ezequiel Centurión showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorden Van der Hoeven, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 72nd minute Jorden Van der Hoeven 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. Ezequiel Centurión made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorden Van der Hoeven in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Rosati in the 73rd minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Rosati kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 made a substitution. Marcelo Phelipe replaced Pepe Sand. After 77 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Rosati. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Christopher Rutgeerts 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. After 84 minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión did a great save. 86 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Jorden Van der Hoeven came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorden Van der Hoeven in the 92nd minute of play. Amador Paublo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelo Phelipe's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Goffyn in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Circus BAF were awarded a corner. Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión did a great save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.