U23 World League

Devoto fútbol club
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gaby Batistuta kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Devoto club social's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Langoni came free, but Ubaldo Matildo Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Devoto club social's Ubaldo Matildo Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Langoni in the 5th minute of play. Gaby Batistutas short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Humberto Orland to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 8 minutes into the game, Mario Urti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Devoto club social the free kick. After 8 played minutes ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a freekick which was hit by Mario Urti. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Langoni in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ubaldo Matildo Gatti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Humberto Orland got control of the ball when Gaby Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque James in the 16th minute of play forced Devoto club social's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Roque James in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Devoto club social's goalie prevented a goal. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Langoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Lucas Langoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ubaldo Matildo Gatti was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Lucas Langoni scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ubaldo Matildo Gatti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute Lucas Langoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Matildo Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Udalaitz in the 28th minute of play forced Devoto club social's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Udalaitz in the 29th minute of the match. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Udalaitz in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Devoto club social getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Oscar Acevedo hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Devoto club social's goal looked a bit too open when Roque James came free, but Ubaldo Matildo Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baldomiro Selmo hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Mart Palermo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Orland having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Langoni to make the kick off. Roque James was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque James, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Augusto Udalaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd match minute, ..Villa Rugby Club.. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Mateus to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Devoto club social's Ubaldo Matildo Gatti got control of the ball when Guillermo Kopola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ubaldo Matildo Gatti was a little too slow when Guillermo Kopola got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-4. A collision led to ..Villa Rugby Club.. getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Mario Urti hit a great ball. With a little luck, Devoto club social's Ubaldo Matildo Gatti got control of the ball when Augusto Udalaitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 93 played minutes ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Langoni. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Guillermo Kopola got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded ..Villa Rugby Club.. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Devoto club social.