U23 World League

La Olla
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tadeu Moyua started the match with the kick off. Celestino Alfaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Alexey Profirov made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Сакарско орехче's Stancho Stanislavov got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Alexey Profirov was a little too slow when Tadeu Moyua got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. Alexey Profirov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeu Moyua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vencho Zlatarev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tadeu Moyua fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexey Profirov having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Anko Stoykovski 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. 43 minutes into the game, Сакарско орехче's Vencho Zlatarev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giraldo Laiseca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

CERRO PORTEÑO's Astor Sobrido was substituted for Tadeu Moyua. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anko Stoykovski made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Astor Sobrido left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CERRO PORTEÑO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 57th match minute, CERRO PORTEÑO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celestino Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Celestino Alfaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexey Profirov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celestino Alfaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexey Profirov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CERRO PORTEÑO's Nuno Berrondo got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 74th minute Celestino Alfaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexey Profirov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astor Sobrido charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Astor Sobrido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CERRO PORTEÑO getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Astor Sobrido hit a great ball. Astor Sobrido scored 4-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexey Profirov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexey Profirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Gadañon, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, Astor Sobrido made a precise shot to the right of Alexey Profirov. Сакарско орехче's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 91 minutes into the match, Сакарско орехче's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Gadañon came free, but Alexey Profirov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celestino Alfaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Alexey Profirov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CERRO PORTEÑO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Сакарско орехче for a fine match.