U23 World League

La Estancia
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francisco Dominic took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 played minutes Bolivian AI 1.0 got a freekick which was hit by Urtsua Abancens. Santiago Gau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregory Abar in the 9th minute of the match. Urtsua Abancens might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Gau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Urtsua Abancens ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, Bolivian AI 1.0's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Dominic came free, but Chale Abenda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Francisco Dominic got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Chale Abenda quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santiago Gau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens in the 18th minute of play. Santiago Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsua Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Santiago Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Candido Suero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mainumby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bolivian AI 1.0 the free kick. Santiago Gau came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Bolivian AI 1.0's Urtsua Abancens. But to his dismay, Urtsua Abancens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Francisco Dominic dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Chale Abenda, 1-1. Santiago Gau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Abechuco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santiago Gau. Mainumby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Abechuco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Marco Erasto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Chale Abenda made a huge save. 44 minutes into the match, Mainumby's goal looked a bit too open when Urtsua Abancens came free, but Santiago Gau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Bolivian AI 1.0 booed when Mainumby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Semeno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mainumby's Eusebio Fiz was substituted for Candido Suero. In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldinho Abechuco made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urtsua Abancens got free with Santiago Gau in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute, Urtsua Abancens 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronaldinho Abechuco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santiago Gau. That made the score 1-3 in the 58 minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Urtsua Abancens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bolivian AI 1.0's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urtsua Abancens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bolivian AI 1.0's Mancio Abastas got a free kick in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Honorato Omero notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Bolivian AI 1.0's Chale Abenda. Chale Abenda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Mainumby's Santiago Gau got control of the ball when Urtsua Abancens tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Bolivian AI 1.0 booed when Mainumby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorato Omero didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Bolivian AI 1.0's Urtsua Abancens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santiago Gau. That made the score 2-4 after 74 minutes of play. Santiago Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsua Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Urtsua Abancens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivian AI 1.0's supporters rose to their feet, but Urtsua Abancens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Gau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mainumby's Santiago Gau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Mainumby from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Abechuco in the 86th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th match minute, Bolivian AI 1.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dodorol Abecia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtsua Abancens in the 97th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Mainumby fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bolivian AI 1.0 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.