U21 World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Esteban Vimaro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vinicio De Mitri kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oscar Blai got free with Jonathan De Mitri in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Jonathan De Mitri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Blai. Esteban Vimaro charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esteban Vimaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute, Silvestre De Mitri 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. After 16 played minutes Nippur de Lagash 2 got a freekick which was hit by Vinicio De Mitri. Vladimiro Leobardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre De Mitri in the 18th minute of the match. Salvador Ralondo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. Salvador Ralondo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Jonathan De Mitri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Vimaro in the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Cardiff City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Laurentzi came free, but Vladimiro Leobardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Cleto Madeo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Everardo Laurentzi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimiro Leobardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladimiro Leobardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Laurentzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre De Mitri in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nippur de Lagash 2's Cleto Madeo got a free kick in the 35th minute. Cleto Madeo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Silvestre De Mitri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Vladimiro Leobardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nippur de Lagash 2 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Vinicio De Mitri hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Vladimiro Leobardo made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Silvestre De Mitri sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Nippur de Lagash 2 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Vinicio De Mitri hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Blai in the 69th minute of play forced Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Jonathan De Mitri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alejo Papo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Cardiff City FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alejo Papo couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute Esteban Vimaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan De Mitri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Jonathan De Mitri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alejo Papo hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre De Mitri got free with Vladimiro Leobardo in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre De Mitri got free with Vladimiro Leobardo in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladimiro Leobardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Laurentzi in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Nippur de Lagash 2 got a corner. Cardiff City FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cleto Madeo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cleto Madeo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo did a great save. If Silvestre De Mitri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulises Isusko hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Vimaro in the 99th minute of play forced Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Jonathan De Mitri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.