U23 World League

Cielo di Tocopilla
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chiquito Escalante kicked off to start the match. Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Iorgovan in the 2nd minute of play. Radomil Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Braru in the 6th minute of play. FC MeHigh's Florin Zăhărescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save FC MeHigh from getting a goal against them. In the 15th minute, Noel Duarte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florin Zăhărescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Leontin Iorgovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomil Bucyki having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remus Cojan in the 19th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oriol Dagnino charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oriol Dagnino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oriol Dagnino to maneuver through the defense. Nae Manu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radomil Bucyki. Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Iorgovan in the 23rd minute of play. Florin Zăhărescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chiquito Escalante in the 26th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Braru came free, but Radomil Bucyki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radomil Bucyki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Braru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomil Bucyki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Cojan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomil Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remus Cojan in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Vădan in the 37th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Florin Zăhărescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41stth minute of the game Leontin Iorgovan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 42 minutes into the match, FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Florin Zăhărescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chiquito Escalante. Alfonso Parot hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Nae Manu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radomil Bucyki. Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 47 played minutes Zorros del Desierto got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Barco.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Remus Cojan to strike the kick off in the second half. Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Zorros del Desierto from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leontin Iorgovan got free with Radomil Bucyki in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leontin Iorgovan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Radomil Bucyki made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Braru in the 58th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florin Zăhărescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon-Ander Wallffiguer in the 61st minute of the match. Florin Zăhărescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Duarte in the 63rd minute of play. Radomil Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remus Cojan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Braru in the 76th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Chiquito Escalante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florin Zăhărescu. FC MeHigh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chiquito Escalante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. FC MeHigh's Virgil Crăiță was substituted for Sabin Almăgean. FC MeHigh made a substitution. Lucian Voican replaced Leontin Iorgovan. A collision led to Zorros del Desierto getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Cristian Insaurralde hit a great ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Zorros del Desierto were victorious despite being under pressure from FC MeHigh for much of the match.