U23 World League

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 8456 (Terracing: 6343, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dante Rafe made the kick off which started today's match. Hermengildo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Jaszcz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hermengildo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Rafe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hermengildo Aresti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Rafe in the 10th minute of the match. If Christian Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Metapalo FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tytus Jaszcz hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Antonio Nordby left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Pergamino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dionisio Otsando got free with Akşemseddin Taran in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Metapalo FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dionisio Otsando 19 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. 23 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. 26 minutes into the game, Deportivo Pergamino's Dionisio Otsando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akşemseddin Taran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Hermengildo Aresti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Lekubegi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute Metapalo FC were awarded a corner. Pa-Dembo Dolar went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Metapalo FC's corner Pa-Dembo Dolar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hermengildo Aresti quite easily take care of the ball. Hermengildo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Lekubegi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Silvio Jobo 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. With a little luck, Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran got control of the ball when Antonio Nordby tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Nordby to make the kick off. When Leif Broman fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Metapalo FC's protests and gave Leif Broman a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes Metapalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Leif Broman. In the 55th minute Antonio Nordby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Taran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermengildo Aresti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Lekubegi in the 61st minute. If Tytus Jaszcz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pergamino's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Lekubegi came free, but Hermengildo Aresti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Fernanco came free, but Akşemseddin Taran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Deportivo Pergamino getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Antonio Nordby hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dante Rafe got free with Hermengildo Aresti in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Deportivo Pergamino's Hermengildo Aresti got control of the ball when Dante Rafe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonio Nordby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Christian Lekubegi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hermengildo Aresti. The goal made the score 3-1. Deportivo Pergamino's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.