U23 World League

San Juan
Spectators: 8564 (Terracing: 6424, Seating: 1969, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Herensuge started the match with the kick off. When Eber Almadel fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nibiru X's protests and gave Eber Almadel a yellow card for diving instead. Eber Almadel kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Nibiru X's Clodoveo Ursino threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Levi Ackerman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gaston Osorio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Herensuge, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Marco Herensuge's late challenge caught a Nibiru X's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Herensuge helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Marco Herensuge got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute Marcel Folch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Ursino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clodoveo Ursino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel Folch went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 24th match minute, Nibiru X was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Folch to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the game, Fazlı Sarıaslan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Clodoveo Ursino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st match minute, Nibiru X was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Doro to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levi Ackerman in the 34th minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Clodoveo Ursino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eber Almadel made in the 35th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Levi Ackerman. After a rather tough play, Nibiru X's Guido Delzo got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Ulisses Doro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Herensuge in the 41st minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Gaston Osorio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clodoveo Ursino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fazlı Sarıaslan in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Nibiru X's Eber Almadel got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Marco Herensuge notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nibiru X's Gaston Osorio. Gaston Osorio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victoriano Iliana hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Nibiru X made a substitution. Faustão Pernambucano replaced Levi Ackerman. Gaston Osorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Herensuge in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Nibiru X getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alipio Elguea hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Nibiru X's Alipio Elguea got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 81st minute of the match Nibiru X got a corner. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ulisses Doro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalie and right to Eber Almadel. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 88th minute, Faustão Pernambucano made a precise shot to the right of Clodoveo Ursino. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 92nd minute, Marcel Folch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Jeremy White from long distance, 93 minutes into the match, got Gaston Osorio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nibiru X were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ for a fine match.