U23 World League

El Andino
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristóvão Lucas kicked off to start the match. Clemente Nel hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. César Cruz scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celso Lonzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Atlético Rio Cuarto's Celso Lonzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Secco in the 7th minute of play. Celso Lonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Lucas in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Cruz in the 10th minute of play forced Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalkeeper Celso Lonzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Rio Cuarto's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gaston Gitano in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Atlético Rio Cuarto's Guido Burni got a free kick in the 15th minute. With a little luck, PREZULO FC's Dida Brasil got control of the ball when Santos Montel tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Cristóvão Lucas notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Atlético Rio Cuarto's Celso Lonzo. Celso Lonzo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Atlético Rio Cuarto's Saverio Otoniel in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PREZULO FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Atlético Rio Cuarto's Guido Burni got a free kick in the 47th minute. Cristóvão Lucas scored 1-3 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celso Lonzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Saverio Otoniel made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of PREZULO FC booed when Atlético Rio Cuarto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Montel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristóvão Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Lonzo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Roldan in the 63rd minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Dida Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clemente Nel hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When Atlético Rio Cuarto's Santos Montel in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PREZULO FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th minute, Emerson Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the game, Santos Montel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Dida Brasil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Mané Garrincha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celso Lonzo was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Santos Montel took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Brasil. Dida Brasil dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Celso Lonzo made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Severino Secco sent off a good shot on target. Saverio Otoniel's late challenge caught a PREZULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saverio Otoniel helped the player get up and apologised. If Severino Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atlético Rio Cuarto succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though PREZULO FC had controlled the match.