U23 World League

Funebrero
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) After 7 played minutes Chacarita Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Martinez. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lion Messi in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Domingo Diaz saved Chacarita Jrs from getting behind. In the 12th match minute, Chacarita Jrs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Berart to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Diaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julián Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The audience was convinced that Julián Álvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Domingo Diaz was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Dibag Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Ciano in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julián Álvarez in the 30th minute of play forced Chacarita Jrs's goalkeeper Domingo Diaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Julián Álvarez made a precise shot to the right of Domingo Diaz. Chacarita Jrs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Lion Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Domingo Diaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingo Diaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julián Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julián Álvarez succeeded in the game's 44th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Domingo Diaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julián Álvarez's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Julián Álvarez in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Domingo Diaz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lion Messi in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Domingo Diaz saved Chacarita Jrs from getting behind. Julián Álvarez in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Domingo Diaz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. La Scaloneta's Rodri De Paul was substituted for Ariel Ubendu. In the 64th minute, Lion Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th match minute, Chacarita Jrs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Ciano to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Apolo Aurken in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domingo Diaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 78 minutes into the game, Benicio Porfirio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chacarita Jrs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Scaloneta the free kick. In the 77th minute, one of Chacarita Jrs:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chacarita Jrs. The La Scaloneta fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when La Scaloneta's Apolo Aurken 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Angelo Ciano fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chacarita Jrs's protests and gave Angelo Ciano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Chacarita Jrs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Ciano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julián Álvarez got free with Domingo Diaz in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Domingo Diaz managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when La Scaloneta's Julián Álvarez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Chacarita Jrs's Domingo Diaz got control of the ball when Julián Álvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Scaloneta's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.