U23 World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Naser Awat took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Mateo Pellegrino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Líbano's Hafiz Romad. Hafiz Romad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 6th minute, Abdul Jabbar Yazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Mateo Pellegrino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafiz Romad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goal looked a bit too open when Hatem Mujahid came free, but Santo Mendebal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hafiz Romad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Pellegrino, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Naser Awat put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Santo Mendebal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Pellegrino in the 23rd minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hafiz Romad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hafiz Romad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mateo Pellegrino went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Santo Mendebal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Naser Awat in the 30th minute. Rafiq Bahir hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Pellegrino in the 36th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hafiz Romad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santo Mendebal made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Naser Awat sent off a good shot on target. Rafiq Bahir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Mendebal having to interfere. Santo Mendebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Imad Abdul Fattah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 50th match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Imad Abdul Fattah to maneuver through the defense. In the 51stth minute of the game Mateo Pellegrino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Líbano's Hafiz Romad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 54 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Dahir Ilias. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Pellegrino in the 55th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hafiz Romad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Mateo Pellegrino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hafiz Romad. That made the score 1-3 in the 57 minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Mateo Pellegrino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateo Pellegrino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 60 minutes, Abdul Ghani Rihad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Líbano and the 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Abdul Ghani Rihad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Mendebal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naser Awat in the 75th minute of play. In the 80th minute Líbano were awarded a corner. Mohammad Fareed went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Líbano's Mohammad Fareed to fire away a dangerous shot which Santo Mendebal despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hafiz Romad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Pellegrino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Líbano's Naser Awat in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalie prevented a goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Santo Mendebal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafiq Bahir in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naser Awat in the 90th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalkeeper Santo Mendebal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Líbano lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.