U23 World League

OldHighbury
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donato Carosella kicked off to start the match. 0-1 became the score in the 5th minute when Rosario Encalada elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Elizardo Arzube put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Carosella in the 12th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Lazaeta in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Elizardo Arzube hit a great ball. After some careless play in the OldHighburyInvincibles defense, Urtsua Flayre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. The OldHighburyInvincibles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Di Cristofaro should have stopped the shot. The supporters of El Pinar booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco Giandomenico didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of El Pinar booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Cera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosario Encalada's late challenge caught a OldHighburyInvincibles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosario Encalada helped the player get up and apologised. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Encalada, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 35 minutes of play, El Pinar's Elizardo Arzube made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Di Cristofaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Rosario Encalada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Di Cristofaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elizardo Arzube, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Urtsua Flayre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Urtsua Flayre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elizardo Arzube stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rosario Encaladas short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Frank Di Cristofaro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of El Pinar booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco Giandomenico didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Carosella in the 58th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elizardo Arzube who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Frank Di Cristofaro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Galsino Bradi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Frank Di Cristofaro came out and tried to block the shot, but Galsino Bradi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 66th minute. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosario Encalada in the 75th minute of play. Elizardo Arzube scored 0-8 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 82 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Ferrante came free, but Aztore Sarantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Lazaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Rosario Encalada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xano Ocejo in the 86th minute of play. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Encalada, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosario Encalada in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Elizardo Arzube made a precise shot to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. El Pinar's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.