U23 World League

Estadio Torna Loma
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Cadrecha kicked off to start the match. If Alex Cadrecha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Esdras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rixon Espinoza was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Alex Cadrecha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Facundo Vila having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Cadrecha in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Facundo Vila saved lןןl La Coconeta from getting behind. In the 16th match minute, lןןl La Coconeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Ayala to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind lןןl La Coconeta's goalkeeper Facundo Vila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Esdras came free, but Rixon Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Facundo Vila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Cadrecha's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cadrecha in the 30th minute of play forced lןןl La Coconeta's goalkeeper Facundo Vila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Facundo Vila made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Xian Arnao sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Esdras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rixon Espinoza was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. lןןl La Coconeta's Facundo Vila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save lןןl La Coconeta from getting a goal against them. When López Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the No Me Inscriban Gracias 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 López Arruda couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd of the match, López Arruda tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Facundo Vila got in the way and made a wonderful save. Facundo Vila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Cadrecha in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerardo Esdras was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Gerardo Esdras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rixon Espinoza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Facundo Vila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Cadrecha's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The supporters of No Me Inscriban Gracias booed when lןןl La Coconeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Bilbo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When López Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the No Me Inscriban Gracias 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 López Arruda couldn't finish the play. A collision led to lןןl La Coconeta getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Robustiano Ayala hit a great ball. Facundo Vila came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by No Me Inscriban Gracias's Xian Arnao. But to his dismay, Xian Arnao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Cadrecha in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Facundo Vila prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The No Me Inscriban Gracias fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when No Me Inscriban Gracias's Alex Cadrecha 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Cadrecha in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Facundo Vila prevented the ball from getting in the gole. lןןl La Coconeta's Facundo Vila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cadrecha in the 89th minute of play. In the 90thth minute of the game Alex Cadrecha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but lןןl La Coconeta's Facundo Vila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, lןןl La Coconeta's goal looked a bit too open when Xian Arnao came free, but Facundo Vila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. lןןl La Coconeta's Facundo Vila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cadrecha in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. No Me Inscriban Gracias had won after a very even match.