U23 World League

Héctor Ñato Vacou
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) In the 5th minute Nando Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Landaburu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético y Tiro Rqta's zone, Nando Matorin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Landaburu came out of the goal and Nando Matorin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A throw-in in the 10th minute of the game was made by Jonathan Abascal with Eugenio Steven as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Anacleto Kinsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cercadinho's Mugurel Zota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Cercadinho from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, Nando Matorin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Landaburu. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nando Matorin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 28th minute Eugenio Steven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Zota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Manuel Isusko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by William de Castro in the 33rd minute of play forced Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Luis Landaburu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Atlético y Tiro Rqta getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Fernan Velasco hit a great ball. In the 45th match minute, Atlético y Tiro Rqta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Velasco to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the match, William de Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Landaburu. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that William de Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell William de Castro to make the kick off. Nando Matorin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luis Landaburu came out and tried to block the shot, but Nando Matorin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Jonathan Abascal got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 61 played minutes, Cercadinho's Ricardinho Sousa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luis Landaburu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cercadinho reached it. In the 63rd play minute Nando Matorin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Luis Landaburu. 0-5. In the 67th minute, Rosendo Goito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cercadinho's Mauro Prata was substituted for Ricardinho Sousa. Luis Landaburu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Lino Orlondo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rosendo Goito charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rosendo Goito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rosendo Goito hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Luis Landaburu got control of the ball when Nando Matorin tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Edmundo Aparecido fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cercadinho's protests and gave Edmundo Aparecido a yellow card for diving instead. Edmundo Aparecido hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Jonathan Abascal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Landaburu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Matorin in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Cercadinho booed when Atlético y Tiro Rqta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Isusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Luis Landaburu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William de Castro. Luis Landaburu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Matorin in the 91st minute of the match. In the 99th minute, Edmundo Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Although Atlético y Tiro Rqta had been in control for most of the match, Cercadinho still came away with the win.