U23 World League

Rotonde Stadium
Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chiquito Benítez kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Mandiyu's zone, Antonin Lardon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roque Narvaja came out of the goal and Antonin Lardon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th minute Chiquito Benítez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bat Man saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Les 3 Quilles FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakary De Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Les 3 Quilles FC's zone, Roberto 吴勇 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bat Man came out of the goal and Roberto 吴勇 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, Les 3 Quilles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquito Benítez came free, but Bat Man reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Les 3 Quilles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquito Benítez came free, but Bat Man reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Les 3 Quilles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquito Benítez came free, but Bat Man reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les 3 Quilles FC's goalkeeper Bat Man, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bat Man stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arne Bronco's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 26th match minute, Les 3 Quilles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Guesdon to maneuver through the defense. Bat Man made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquito Benítez in the 27th minute of play. Chiquito Benítez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bat Man read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Mandiyu's zone, Gameiro Reis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roque Narvaja came out of the goal and Gameiro Reis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuel Alves hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Chiquito Benítez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bat Man was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 44th match minute, Deportivo Mandiyu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto 吴勇 to maneuver through the defense. Arne Bronco charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arne Bronco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Mandiyu's Arne Bronco got a free kick in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Roberto 吴勇 made a great header on Deportivo Mandiyu's corner, it was just that Les 3 Quilles FC's Bat Man managed to reach the ball for a save. After 53 minutes of play, Deportivo Mandiyu's Chiquito Benítez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bat Man was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61st play minute Arne Bronco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bat Man. 0-2. Bat Man showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquito Benítez in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Chiquito Benítez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Chiquito Benítez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bat Man read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Les 3 Quilles FC's Bat Man proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Les 3 Quilles FC from getting a goal against them. Deportivo Mandiyu made a substitution. Benigno Larpe replaced Chiquito Benítez.