U23 World League

Ciudad de Vte. Lopez
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jimeno Nel made the kick off which started today's match. Sixto Mattin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Gaur in the 4th minute of play. Sixto Mattin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Beltxe in the 7th minute of play. Sebastián Méndez charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastián Méndez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sebastián Méndez kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Mazaredo AFC's Delmiro Ferrando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Mazaredo AFC from getting a goal against them. Sixto Mattin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Gaur in the 10th minute of the match. Delmiro Ferrando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Nel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aristides Martinez lost his temper 22 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Platense es de Primera!!! In the 24th minute there was a penalty for Mazaredo AFC. Lucas Gaur stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sixto Mattin. 1-1. Sixto Mattin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tino Costa in the 29th minute of the match. Delmiro Ferrando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pes, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Sixto Mattin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tino Costa in the 40th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Platense es de Primera!!'s Jaime Pes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Delmiro Ferrando. That made the score 3-1 after 46 minutes of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Beltxe made a kick off. Lucas Gaur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Mattin having to interfere. Delmiro Ferrando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Chano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Pes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tino Costa's late challenge caught a Platense es de Primera!!'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tino Costa helped the player get up and apologised. Tino Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Delmiro Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Chano in the 64th minute of play. Sixto Mattin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salvador Beltxe went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Lucas Gaur's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sixto Mattin firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 73rd minute, Jaime Pes made a precise shot to the right of Delmiro Ferrando. Mazaredo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. When Jaime Pes came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Platense es de Primera!! fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaime Pes couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pes in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delmiro Ferrando saved Mazaredo AFC from getting behind. Sixto Mattin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tino Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Platense es de Primera!!'s Jaime Pes got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mazaredo AFC's Delmiro Ferrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pes in the 83rd minute of play. When Platense es de Primera!!'s Alejandro Chano in 86 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Delmiro Ferrando guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Delmiro Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pes in the 87th minute of the match. Jaime Pes took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Delmiro Ferrando. Delmiro Ferrando dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. 94 minutes into the match, Tino Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sixto Mattin. Platense es de Primera!!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tino Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Platense es de Primera!! fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mazaredo AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.