U23 World League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 8412 (Terracing: 6309, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Casimiro Txomin made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Falconara Albanese's Astor Curcio got a free kick in the 4th minute. Osvaldo Vergaray didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Waut Vanden Berghe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Vergaray had in the 11thth minute some difficulties stopping Kartal Başar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Txomin in the 15th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Waut Vanden Berghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Twierdza Osowiec defense, Casimiro Txomin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Waut Vanden Berghe. The Twierdza Osowiec fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Waut Vanden Berghe should have stopped the shot. Waut Vanden Berghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Sagrario in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's Narciso Jacob sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waut Vanden Berghe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Domingos Sagrario ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waut Vanden Berghe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 41st minute, Kartal Başar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Osvaldo Vergaray, passed just outside the right post. Joannes Leenknecht made in the 43rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kartal Başar. In the 46th minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kartal Başar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match Twierdza Osowiec got a corner. Falconara Albanese's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yong 典韦 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Twierdza Osowiec's Yong 典韦 to fire away a dangerous shot which Osvaldo Vergaray despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kartal Başar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Falconara Albanese made a substitution. Ricardo Tab replaced Casimiro Txomin. Falconara Albanese made a substitution. Cristo Evarado replaced Astor Curcio. 64 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Osvaldo Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 64th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Vergaray came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar. But to his dismay, Kartal Başar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Jacobo Deunoro hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Yong 典韦 came free, but Osvaldo Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waut Vanden Berghe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dobri Kolyovski in the 75th minute. Ricardo Tab recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Waut Vanden Berghe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Twierdza Osowiec's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domingos Sagrario was slow to take the kick. During this time Falconara Albanese's players had a chance to rest. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.