U23 World League

Monumental de Bosch
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnaldo Johansson started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Eustaquio Banegas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The throw-in from Ismael Ibañez in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by DZ Blue's Daniel Hamnberg. DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save DZ Blue from getting a goal against them. Pedro Salamon hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Placido Lia struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Isidoro Valentine didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alzaga FC. In the 20th minute, Placido Lia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Banegas lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Isidoro Valentine. Ismael Ibañez made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DZ Blue's Daniel Hamnberg. Fabricio Bustos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Conan Ledesma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Johansson in the 30th minute of the match. Salvador Quirze hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Eustaquio Banegas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidoro Valentine came out and tried to block the shot, but Eustaquio Banegas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 34th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Placido Lia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Isidoro Valentine. That made the score 3-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 42nd minute Placido Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eustaquio Banegas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidoro Valentine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Jakob Sjöö lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in DZ Blue fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustaquio Banegas was the one to do the kick off. Alzaga FC's Alberto Fernández quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jimmie Ahlin, made in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 53rd match minute, Alzaga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Fernández to maneuver through the defense. Placido Lia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Valentine having to interfere. Eustaquio Banegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Hamnberg in the 62nd minute of play forced Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Conan Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alzaga FC's Natalio Elivareo was substituted for Salvador Quirze. DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Lia in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Banegas in the 75th minute of play forced DZ Blue's goalkeeper Isidoro Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Pedro Salamon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alzaga FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Salamon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidoro Valentine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Placido Lia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alzaga FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Placido Lia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidoro Valentine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Börje Fristedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Conan Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Alzaga FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Matias Abella hit a great ball. Sigvard Kinell made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alzaga FC's Matias Abella. Isidoro Valentine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Lia in the 96th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DZ Blue's Börje Fristedt got a free kick in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alzaga FC had won after a very even match.