U23 World League

El Funebrero
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evaristo Perez made the kick off which started today's match. Gerardo Elia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinhard Alards, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Pieter-Jan Wagemakers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evaristo Perez went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sindre Westerlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerardo Elia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Sindre Westerlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Elia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerardo Elia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sindre Westerlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pieter-Jan Wagemakers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Perez in the 17th minute. In the 23rd minute Reinhard Alards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Elia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Pieter-Jan Wagemakers got control of the ball when Evaristo Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pieter-Jan Wagemakers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Perez in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristof Klompe in the 34th minute of play forced Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper Gerardo Elia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Elia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristof Klompe in the 41st minute of play. Evaristo Perez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Pieter-Jan Wagemakers made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kristof Klompe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Teofilo Kinsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kristof Klompe came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the De Digitale Dribbelaars 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 Kristof Klompe couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Perez in the 59th minute of play forced De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Pieter-Jan Wagemakers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Chacarita Futsal got a corner. De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cecilio Michael ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 66 minutes, Pankracy Wisniewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Digitale Dribbelaars and the Chacarita Futsal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of De Digitale Dribbelaars:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chacarita Futsal:s goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evaristo Perez in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pieter-Jan Wagemakers saved De Digitale Dribbelaars from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinhard Alards in the 84th minute of play forced Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper Gerardo Elia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evaristo Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chacarita Futsal made a substitution. Samuel Paulista replaced Evaristo Perez. In the 97th minute of the match, Reinhard Alards tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gerardo Elia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.