U23 World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Geleberto got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Equipo's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Geleberto came free, but Orlando Leoiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Leoiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Cordero in the 20th minute of the match. Rodrigo Rey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Librado in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match, Teodosio Pudes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Orlando Leoiar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 29 minutes, Omar Librado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Equipo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Librado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 33 minutes, Armando Florin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Equipo and the ★Independiente Ψ★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Equipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Florin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Inocencio Asteri hit a great ball. Orlando Leoiar was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Francisco Geleberto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francisco Geleberto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Inocencio Asteri charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inocencio Asteri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Librado made a kick off. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when Equipo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Beltza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th match minute, Equipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Matxin to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the game, Angelino Rios was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★Independiente Ψ★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Equipo the free kick. When Higinio Beltza fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Equipo's protests and gave Higinio Beltza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th match minute, Equipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Higinio Beltza to maneuver through the defense. Amadeo Iratze's late challenge caught a ★Independiente Ψ★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Iratze helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Equipo getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Amadeo Iratze hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Omar Librado took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Rodrigo Rey to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when Equipo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Arano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orlando Leoiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Gorbea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Equipo's Orlando Leoiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Eliazar in the 96th minute of play. ★Independiente Ψ★ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.