U23 World League

La Posta del Lago
Spectators: 7842 (Terracing: 5883, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) Nevada Chapital started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute of the match C.S.D Punta Ballena got a corner. DOJLIDY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Josepe Sobrevilla ran over to the corner to take the kick. Josepe Sobrevilla made a great header on C.S.D Punta Ballena's corner, it was just that DOJLIDY's Wladyslaw Makomaski managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, DOJLIDY's Ulryk Walczak got a free kick in the 11th minute. 18 minutes into the match, DOJLIDY's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Valverde came free, but Wladyslaw Makomaski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorrin Artiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Falkowski in the 22nd minute of play. Wiktor Piechna's late challenge caught a C.S.D Punta Ballena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wiktor Piechna helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, DOJLIDY's Wiktor Piechna got a free kick in the 22nd minute. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Vito Alsina got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jorrin Artiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Gumaro in the 28th minute of play. Jorrin Artiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grzegorz Gumaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Federico Valverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wladyslaw Makomaski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorrin Artiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiktor Piechna, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to C.S.D Punta Ballena getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Federico Valverde hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Falkowski in the 41st minute of play forced C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalkeeper Jorrin Artiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nevada Chapital's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wladyslaw Makomaski firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikolaj Falkowski made a kick off. In the 51st minute Federico Valverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wladyslaw Makomaski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Serafino Elorriaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.S.D Punta Ballena's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafino Elorriaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wladyslaw Makomaski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 55th minute Federico Valverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wladyslaw Makomaski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wladyslaw Makomaski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nevada Chapital in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Alsina in the 66th minute of play forced DOJLIDY's goalkeeper Wladyslaw Makomaski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, DOJLIDY's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Valverde came free, but Wladyslaw Makomaski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DOJLIDY's Wladyslaw Makomaski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Valverde in the 72nd minute of play. With 79 minutes on the clock, Wiktor Piechna commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Anton Guilizasti was substituted for Nevada Chapital. In a very dangerous position, a player in DOJLIDY fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Federico Valverde took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wladyslaw Makomaski. Wladyslaw Makomaski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Wladyslaw Makomaski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Guilizasti in the 89th minute of the match. Bastia Llantada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. C.S.D Punta Ballena walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.