U23 World League

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 7952 (Terracing: 5965, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saul Eriz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adrien Tanneau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rollo Lukey in the 4th minute of play. Savier Arco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafail Rusev's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexis Sánchez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adrien Tanneau. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Rafail Rusev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Savier Arco having to interfere. After 16 minutes, Saul Eriz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valette Stars and the Club Deportivo Xpertin players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Club Deportivo Xpertin booed when Valette Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Eriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute Rollo Lukey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrien Tanneau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mo in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Rollo Lukey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportivo Xpertin's supporters rose to their feet, but Rollo Lukey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrien Tanneau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Sánchez in the 27th minute of play. Mo charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. José Javier Doberti kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Saul Eriz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco. Savier Arco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute Rafail Rusev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Savier Arco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrien Tanneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rollo Lukey, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Karol Rakoski hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Sánchez in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rollo Lukey to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Paetz in the 52nd minute of play forced Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Javier Doberti kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Rafail Rusev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Savier Arco made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Valette Stars's Maurice Crochard got a free kick in the 56th minute. Adrien Tanneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rollo Lukey, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportivo Xpertin from getting a goal against them. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportivo Xpertin from getting a goal against them. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Eriz in the 71st minute of play. Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rollo Lukey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Valette Stars defense, Alexis Sánchez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrien Tanneau. The Valette Stars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrien Tanneau should have stopped the shot. Savier Arco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Eriz in the 90th minute of play. In the 95th minute of the match Alexis Sánchez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adrien Tanneau skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Deportivo Xpertin had won after a very even match.