U23 World League

La Cucha
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The supporters of Club Olimpia booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Rumaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 3 minutes, Fernando Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Olimpia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After taking down the ball on Simbo FC's corner Honorato Bibiano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dalmacio Caldueño quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Club Olimpia's Gorbea Sasiain got a free kick in the 11th minute. Dalmacio Caldueño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camil Homs in the 14th minute of the match. Octavio Lauaxeta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medero Quevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Dalmacio Caldueño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camil Homs in the 18th minute of play. Dalmacio Caldueño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camil Homs in the 20th minute of play. When Alan Cano fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Olimpia's protests and gave Alan Cano a yellow card for diving instead. Alan Cano kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute of the match Club Olimpia got a corner. Simbo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alan Cano ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Eliazar Salantes managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dalmacio Caldueño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nair Galarza in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Camil Homs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rubio Guardia came free, but Octavio Lauaxeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Medero Quevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dalmacio Caldueño made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Victoriano Banegas sent off a good shot on target. Club Olimpia's Dalmacio Caldueño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nair Galarza in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Simbo FC's Honorato Bibiano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dalmacio Caldueño. That made the score 1-0 after 45 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nair Galarza to strike the kick off in the second half. Club Olimpia's Fernando Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Cardozo in the 57th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Lauaxeta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Simbo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Bibiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Fernando Cardozo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Octavio Lauaxeta was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Dalmacio Caldueño, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dalmacio Caldueño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Banegas in the 70th minute of the match. Dalmacio Caldueño showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Honorato Bibiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmacio Caldueño having to interfere. Feliberto Mouricio made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Elias Palos. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Fernando Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Olimpia's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Octavio Lauaxeta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th match minute, Club Olimpia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Medero Quevedo to maneuver through the defense. Dalmacio Caldueño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nair Galarza in the 95th minute of the match. Simbo FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.