U23 World League

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denis Law started the match with the kick off. Tomás Las Casas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Fariñas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Emilio Formoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Fariñas in the 11th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC United's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Aravena in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of AFC United booed when Magallanes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Formoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Edwin Ortiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Aravena in the 15th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Formoso hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Fabien Barthez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Aravena, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Magallanes's Godofredo Pirazzoli in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC United's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Godofredo Pirazzoli sped through AFC United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fabien Barthez. Thanks to some nice moves Ekialde Balsera could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Tomás Las Casas however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Magallanes booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Irwin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintén Darrigrande in the 33rd minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabien Barthez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Aravena, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Tomás Las Casas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 41st minute, Emilio Formoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Ortiz in the 42nd minute of play. Emilio Formoso kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Tomás Las Casas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Archibaldo Ahumada. With his leg Tomás Las Casas managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when AFC United's Denis Law fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

The wind increased when Godofredo Pirazzoli made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, AFC United's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis Aravena. Luis Aravena 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 Fabien Barthez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 53 in the game by Godofredo Pirazzoli from a close distance when the talented Fabien Barthez managed to make a qualified save. AFC United's players were relieved. Severiano Fariñas took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomás Las Casas. Tomás Las Casas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A collision led to AFC United getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Archibaldo Ahumada hit a great ball. Fabien Barthez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Aravena in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Aravena got free with Fabien Barthez in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabien Barthez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godofredo Pirazzoli in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Ortiz in the 70th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Luis Aravena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Magallanes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Magallanes's Luis Aravena got a free kick in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Ortiz came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Edwin Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Las Casas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Tomás Las Casas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Ortiz in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Fariñas in the 77th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godofredo Pirazzoli got free with Fabien Barthez in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomás Las Casas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute, Edwin Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Las Casas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Bernardo Dibarrart kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. AFC United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.