U23 World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emanuel Illart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Pierres, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Honorio Pierres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Illart made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Juan Riquelme sent off a good shot on target. When Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Playmobil FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Manantiales Fc's Tobias Cuarto got a free kick in the 15th minute. Los Playmobil FC's Emanuel Illart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Pierres in the 20th minute of play. Vicente Beliran hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Guillermo Edwardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manantiales Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Playmobil FC the free kick. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Guillermo Edwardo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Juan Riquelme managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manantiales Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Riquelme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Illart breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Playmobil FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 36 minutes Los Playmobil FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tobias Cuarto who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Manantiales Fc's Tomas Barea to fire away a dangerous shot which Emanuel Illart despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Manantiales Fc's Severo Roderigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Garaile in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Nery Domínguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mateo Licerio to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Juan Riquelme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Playmobil FC's Emanuel Illart was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme managed to work through Los Playmobil FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Juan Riquelme dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Cornelio Lesardo got a throw-in 57 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Marcos Lopes. Victorio Mancio hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Emanuel Illart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Reno in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Riquelme in the 68th minute of play forced Los Playmobil FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Illart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Illart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Riquelme in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Los Playmobil FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Licerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Illart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Reno in the 74th minute of the match. If Juan Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 78th minute, Guillermo Edwardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateo Licerio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Severo Roderigo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Emanuel Illart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Riquelme in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Playmobil FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tobias Cuarto was slow to take the kick. During this time Manantiales Fc's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Americo Berbiz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emanuel Illart quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Emanuel Illart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Cuarto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the game, Tobias Cuarto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manantiales Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Playmobil FC the free kick. Tobias Cuarto kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Honorio Pierres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jonathan Reno came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Manantiales Fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonathan Reno couldn't finish the play.