U21 World League

La Cueva
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) In the 2nd minute, Edgard Francis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sportivo Constitución's zone, Fabrício Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Segundo Maule came out of the goal and Fabrício Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jesus Turi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Tautvydas Mickevičius made a huge save. In the 6th minute Oscar Dimas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes, Omar Erez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the Sportivo Constitución players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Omar Erez hit a great ball. Omar Erez hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Constantino Quinton hit a great ball. In the 14th match minute, Sportivo Constitución was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Betadur to maneuver through the defense. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Dimas in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Sportivo Constitución defense, Fabrício Mesquita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Segundo Maule. The Sportivo Constitución fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Segundo Maule should have stopped the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Sportivo Constitución's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Turi came free, but Segundo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segundo Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Mesquita in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Dimas in the 32nd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Constantino Quinton got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute, Gabriel Turi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Quinton in the 39th minute of play forced Sportivo Constitución's goalkeeper Segundo Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Savier hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Fabrício Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Segundo Maule was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Segundo Maule took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Celestino Selmo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Celestino Selmo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Celestino Selmo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 57 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Selmo. Sportivo Constitución's Patricio Savier got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Mesquita in the 61st minute of play forced Sportivo Constitución's goalkeeper Segundo Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Tautvydas Mickevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Dimas in the 67th minute of play. Gabriel Turi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sportivo Constitución's Jesus Turi got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Constantino Quinton got a free kick in the 79th minute. Segundo Maule made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Turi in the 86th minute. Fabrício Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute of the match, Fabrício Mesquita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Segundo Maule saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.