U23 World League

José Sand
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) C.F. Leftraro's Sebati Doğulu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amaru Marileo in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Federico Colas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of C.F. Leftraro's Nahuel Catrileo. Nahuel Catrileo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 11 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Utrera came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Schmidt struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Emilio Munio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.F. Leftraro. In the 17th minute Sebati Doğulu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Munio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Ernesti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theobald Sadin in the 23rd minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emilio Munio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Munio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theobald Sadin, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 36 minutes of play, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Federico Colas made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nahuel Catrileo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Amaru Marileo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Munio. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amaru Marileo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amaru Marileo in the 44th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Amaru Marileo came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Gerard Utrera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.F. Leftraro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damian Su was the one to do the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Federico Colas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.F. Leftraro's Nahuel Catrileo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jose Gipuzkoa scored 4-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nahuel Catrileo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Javier Milei replaced Teodosio Bilintx. 68 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Sebati Doğulu came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.F. Leftraro's Nahuel Catrileo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kraig Rowley in the 74th minute of play. Kraig Rowley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emilio Munio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Acercate Y Patea de Lejos from getting a goal against them. The C.F. Leftraro fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when C.F. Leftraro's Sebati Doğulu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emilio Munio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amaru Marileo in the 86th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Tassara came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the C.F. Leftraro players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Acercate Y Patea de Lejos.