U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pelle Haglund kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Odon came free, but Loco Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Odon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loco Gatti having to interfere. Loco Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Godoi in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute PGE FC were awarded a corner. Gil Godoi went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Gil Godoi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Loco Gatti quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 倪磊飞's late challenge caught a Defensores de Lombroso's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 倪磊飞 helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PGE FC's 倪磊飞 got a free kick in the 11th minute. Pelle Haglund kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Haglund in the 16th minute of play forced PGE FC's goalkeeper Rolando Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gil Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Loco Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Herrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Merexildo having to interfere. After 25 played minutes PGE FC got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Odon. When Pelle Haglund came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Defensores de Lombroso 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 Pelle Haglund couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 33rd match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Kaiet to maneuver through the defense. PGE FC's Rolando Merexildo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save PGE FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when PGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Odon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Defensores de Lombroso fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 48thth minute of the game Pelle Haglund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PGE FC's Rolando Merexildo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bartolo Leoiar was the one to do the kick off. Bartolo Leoiar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rdth minute of the game Pelle Haglund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PGE FC's Rolando Merexildo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PGE FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Pelle Haglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Merexildo was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. If Gil Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to PGE FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Mauro Odon hit a great ball. Defensores de Lombroso's Rolando Martxel was substituted for Leonardo Bidun. Mauro Odon hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Benjamin Herrera scored 2-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rolando Merexildo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Benjamin Herrera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Merexildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Pelle Haglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Merexildo having to interfere. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Edi Cavani replaced Ramon Edur. The supporters of PGE FC booed when Defensores de Lombroso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pelle Haglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paolo Guib hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. If Edi Cavani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rolando Merexildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edi Cavani, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Flavio Obeko's late challenge caught a PGE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavio Obeko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Obeko to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Benjamin Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in PGE FC's zone, Benjamin Herrera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Merexildo came out of the goal and Benjamin Herrera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rolando Merexildo came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Defensores de Lombroso's Benjamin Herrera. But to his dismay, Benjamin Herrera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0.