U23 World League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thierry Henry kicked off to start the match. Tadeo Distiratsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 6th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Jarana FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Gaitano. 23 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Gitano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Nunes. GuateFortín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilfredo Gitano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Tadeo Distiratsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 28th minute of the match. Roberto Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeo Cai in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Gitano in the 31st minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Roberto Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Jarana FC's Tadeo Distiratsu got control of the ball when Thierry Henry tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roberto Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Gitano in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Benjamín Espindola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jarana FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wilfredo Gitano in the 44th minute. A nice corner shot did that Wilfredo Gitano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roberto Nunes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 45 minutes, Aurelio Harriet made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. GuateFortín's Roberto Nunes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelio Harriet made a kick off. In the 55th minute of the match Jarana FC got a corner. GuateFortín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wilfredo Gitano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot. GuateFortín's supporters rose to their feet, but Thierry Henry was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tadeo Distiratsu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th match minute, GuateFortín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamín Espindola to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilfredo Gitano in the 60th minute. Benjamín Espindola hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. GuateFortín's Miguel Ángel Benito was substituted for Carlitos Bianchi. In the 63rd minute, Benjamín Espindola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Aurelio Harriet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roberto Nunes, 1-3. Roberto Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Harriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Dirk Behrens got a free kick in the 68th minute. Roberto Nunes made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Wilfredo Gitano sent off a good shot on target. Roberto Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Gitano in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Jarana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Cai to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Jarana FC's Ismael Guillelmus got a free kick in the 80th minute. GuateFortín's Dirk Behrens got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tadeo Distiratsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Pagomari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Nunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilfredo Gitano's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Amadeo Cai kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Tadeo Distiratsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Fernandez in the 91st minute of play. Tadeo Distiratsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Roberto Nunes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilfredo Gitano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 93 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Jarana FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.