U23 World League

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 7761 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 155) Deportivo Pergamino's Antonio Nordby started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dante Rafe got free with Hermengildo Aresti in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Otsando in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Deportivo Pergamino were awarded a corner. Eustaquio Laffitte went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 14th match minute, Deportivo Pergamino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Eneas to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Dante Rafe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Aresti was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Otsando in the 17th minute of the match. Akşemseddin Taran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Otsando, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Nordby came free, but Akşemseddin Taran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Laffitte in the 30th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Antonio Nordby ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Akşemseddin Taran was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Domingo Beltza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hermengildo Aresti. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

53 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pergamino's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Rafe came free, but Hermengildo Aresti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Metapalo FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Dante Rafe hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dionisio Otsando got free with Akşemseddin Taran in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th match minute, Metapalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toto Fabri to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the game, Tytus Jaszcz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Hermengildo Aresti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Metapalo FC from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute, Tytus Jaszcz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Metapalo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The audience was convinced that Dante Rafe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Aresti was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Akşemseddin Taran was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Dionisio Otsando capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dionisio Otsando really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. In the 92nd minute, Deportivo Pergamino's Luisito Fernanco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Akşemseddin Taran. Akşemseddin Taran yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. After 95 played minutes Deportivo Pergamino got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Eneas. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Deportivo Pergamino players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.