U23 World League

ManuelRodríguez 1186
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alvar Paul made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Diego Gonzales left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Argentinos Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Argentinos Juniors's Diego Gonzales nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Marrodan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 15thth minute of the game Diego Gonzales who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Eustacio Raebert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Marrodan. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eustacio Raebert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Darío Kirck kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvar Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Eustacio Raebert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argentinos Juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Eustacio Raebert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Marrodan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Gonzales came free, but Alexandre Marrodan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Paul in the 35th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Marrodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Gonzales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Diego Gonzales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Marrodan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Manuel Rodríguez 1186 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Argentinos Juniors were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustacio Raebert stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Ruperto Yavar got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvar Paul in the 58th minute of play. Santiago Demario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvar Paul's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvar Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Paul in the 64th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Manuel Rodríguez 1186 from getting a goal against them. Diego Gonzales kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Paul in the 68th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustacio Raebert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 77 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Itzaina. The supporters of Manuel Rodríguez 1186 booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Trotta didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Argentinos Juniors had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.