U23 World League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Albella got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Gustavo Albella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo Albella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gustavo Albellas short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got José Ignacio Rocha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. José Ignacio Rocha made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Gustavo Albella sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 15 in the game by Gustavo Albella from a close distance when the talented José Ignacio Rocha managed to make a qualified save. Inter de Chillán's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Tama's Rigoberto Eleazar got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 23 minutes, Benigno Frans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tama and the Inter de Chillán players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benigno Frans kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Inter de Chillán's goalkeeper José Ignacio Rocha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Albella. After 30 minutes Tama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juliano Ibáñez who took care of the corner kick. José Ignacio Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Senen in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Badiola in the 36th minute of play forced Tama's goalkeeper Patricio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Valdivia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Tama getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Leonel Hurko hit a great ball. Patricio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Badiola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46thth minute of the game Valentin Senen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inter de Chillán's José Ignacio Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Badiola to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Senen in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Ignacio Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Tama getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rigoberto Eleazar hit a great ball. Patricio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Badiola in the 62nd minute of the match. Inter de Chillán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juliano Ibáñez in the 64th minute. After 66 minutes of play, Tama's Gustavo Albella made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Ignacio Rocha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tama's Elvio Benitez was substituted for Valentin Senen. Tama's Maximo Bizen was substituted for Benigno Frans. Inter de Chillán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juliano Ibáñez in the 74th minute. Inter de Chillán's Juliano Ibáñez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Patricio Gartxot in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jorge Valdivia in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Patricio Gartxot, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 81stth minute of the game Gustavo Albella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inter de Chillán's José Ignacio Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute, Elvio Benitez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jorge Valdivia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elvio Benitez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Inter de Chillán getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Karlos Novoa hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Gustavo Albella got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Karlos Novoa kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Tama were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Inter de Chillán for a fine match.