U23 World League

Hombre Gris Libertad
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baltasar Gelmiro started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Kepa Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gudesteo Santiago in the 6th minute of play forced Profecías de Parravicini's goalkeeper Pastor Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gudesteo Santiago's late challenge caught a Profecías de Parravicini's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gudesteo Santiago helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, SC Pfullendorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gudesteo Santiago to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Profecías de Parravicini's goal looked a bit too open when Gudesteo Santiago came free, but Pastor Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Profecías de Parravicini's zone, Gudesteo Santiago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pastor Arias came out of the goal and Gudesteo Santiago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21st play minutes Marquez Tobias shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Pastor Arias and just under the crossbar into goal. Kepa Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Arias having to interfere. Pastor Arias came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Pfullendorf's Marquez Tobias. But to his dismay, Marquez Tobias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 31 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Diez. Profecías de Parravicini's Pastor Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kepa Machado in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Marquez Tobias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pastor Arias. Profecías de Parravicini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marquez Tobias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Pastor Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquez Tobias in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute, SC Pfullendorf's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Urbano Curcio fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 46th minute Kepa Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pastor Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kepa Machado in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

SC Pfullendorf's Loramendi Jurado was substituted for Gudesteo Santiago. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kepa Machado made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquez Tobias in the 54th minute of play forced Profecías de Parravicini's goalkeeper Pastor Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Loramendi Jurado put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Pastor Arias. In the 59th match minute, SC Pfullendorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Diez to maneuver through the defense. Pastor Arias was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Ximo Tobias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ximo Tobias really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 67th minute, Ximo Tobias 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. A collision led to Profecías de Parravicini getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Urbano Curcio hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Urtsin Madariaga with Ximo Tobias as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kepa Machado in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pastor Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 97 minutes into the match, Kepa Machado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pastor Arias, 0-6.