U21 World League

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Agustín Ruberto made the kick off which started today's match. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Santiago Beltrán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ from getting a goal against them. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Siro Cordarrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Ruberto in the 9th minute of play. Daniel Zabala hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Marcelo Costas from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Santiago Beltrán's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ booed when MILAN COLOMBIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Orlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Celso Loreto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Loreto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agustín Ruberto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Siro Cordarrell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Abel Mirande received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santiago Beltrán came out and tried to block the shot, but Abel Mirande slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Santiago Beltrán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute, Federico Muno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Beltrán was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The supporters of MILAN COLOMBIANO booed when ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zabala didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Aquiles Bautista from long distance, 41 minutes into the match, got Santiago Beltrán's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Marcelo Costas, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernan Rius during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fernan Rius hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Santiago Beltrán was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aquiles Bautista.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abel Mirande made a kick off. Siro Cordarrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Ruberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Ruberto in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siro Cordarrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute, Diego Milito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Beltrán was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Santiago Beltrán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Mirande in the 64th minute of play. Agustín Ruberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Siro Cordarrell made a huge save. Santiago Beltrán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Milito in the 71st minute of play. Santiago Beltrán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Muno in the 72nd minute of the match. When Octavio Steven fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's protests and gave Octavio Steven a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Octavio Steven got a free kick in the 73rd minute. MILAN COLOMBIANO made a substitution. Timmons Caffey replaced Diego Milito. In the 74th minute, Octavio Steven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Agustín Ruberto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Siro Cordarrell. Siro Cordarrell yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Santiago Beltrán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Mirande in the 81st minute of the match. Siro Cordarrell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agustín Ruberto's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Siro Cordarrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Ruberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Agustín Ruberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agustín Ruberto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Siro Cordarrell came out and tried to block the shot, but Agustín Ruberto slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 92nd minute. Agustín Ruberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. MILAN COLOMBIANO's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.