U23 World League

Têmpló Aztêćâ ®
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Romeo Benat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Erasto in the 11th minute. Ambrosio Bernat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Tauro having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Tipi came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabio Estavan in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Tauro saved Imрêriо Aztêćâ from getting behind. Fabio Estavan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis Tauro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Imрêriо Aztêćâ's Luis Tauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Bernat in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ambrosio Bernat in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Tauro saved Imрêriо Aztêćâ from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, Fabio Estavan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Tauro. Imрêriо Aztêćâ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabio Estavan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Bernat in the 39th minute of play forced Imрêriо Aztêćâ's goalkeeper Luis Tauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Gaston Perez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imрêriо Aztêćâ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Fiorentina the free kick. Gaston Perez hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to ACF Fiorentina getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ubaldo Orlondon hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Patricio Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Benat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angel Cristofol's late challenge caught a Imрêriо Aztêćâ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angel Cristofol helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Imрêriо Aztêćâ booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Cristofol didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half ACF Fiorentina were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Teodosio Argenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Romeo Benat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Alvaro Erasto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Erasto hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Teodosio Argenis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imрêriо Aztêćâ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Fiorentina the free kick. Teodosio Argenis kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Leonardo Salomone made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ACF Fiorentina's Arnaldo Ostargi. Imрêriо Aztêćâ's Luis Tauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Bernat in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Julian Ganix 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. Luis Tauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Phelipe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Juan Laurendi 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. If Ambrosio Bernat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, Imрêriо Aztêćâ's goalkeeper Luis Tauro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Estavan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Phelipe got free with Luis Tauro in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Fabio Estavan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ACF Fiorentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luis Tauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambrosio Bernat, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Imрêriо Aztêćâ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ACF Fiorentina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.