U23 World League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jörn Helström made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Antoni Poteralski threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cura del Futbol's Froilan Fresco quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The attack was good, but when Pablo Solari in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Arturo Gombal hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Carneiro came free, but Haakon á Borg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Mikel Bascones in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cura del Futbol's Karl-Erik Nordal. A collision led to Cura del Futbol getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Karl-Erik Nordal hit a great ball. Luciano Inverso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nacional's Gonzalo Carneiro in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cura del Futbol's goalie prevented a goal. Haakon á Borg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Carneiro came free, but Haakon á Borg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chu Rong Jun hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Nacional's Maurinho Arruda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haakon á Borg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Haakon á Borg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Cura del Futbol booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoni Poteralski didn't get a good kick on the 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonzalo Carneiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jörn Helström's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hugo Araya firmly grabbed it by the left post. 59 minutes into the match, Jörn Helström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Araya. Nacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jörn Helström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Gonzalo Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haakon á Borg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzalo Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. 61 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Carneiro came free, but Haakon á Borg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Fresco came free, but Hugo Araya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Cura del Futbol defense, Gonzalo Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haakon á Borg. The Cura del Futbol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haakon á Borg should have stopped the shot. Haakon á Borg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonzalo Carneiro's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 77th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Nacional defense, Froilan Fresco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Araya. The Nacional fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Araya should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.