U23 World League

Cats Ground
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonio Nordby started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Dionisio Otsando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruce Wayne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Emanuel de Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Aresti was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dionisio Otsando in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruce Wayne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute, Dionisio Otsando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FURIOZA's Mao Jun Chuan was substituted for Alfred Tscherner. In the 12th minute, Raul Llorenc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute of the match, Mao Jun Chuan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hermengildo Aresti was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 17 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pergamino's goal looked a bit too open when Boleslaw Blochowiak came free, but Hermengildo Aresti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Antonio Nordby cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bruce Wayne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, Dionisio Otsando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruce Wayne. FURIOZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dionisio Otsando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Nordby in the 31st minute of play forced FURIOZA's goalkeeper Bruce Wayne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Dionisio Otsando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruce Wayne was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Edward Pracki thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Bruce Wayne, a very annoying self made goal in the 38th minute which led to 1-3. Bruce Wayne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Nordby in the 41st minute of play. Hermengildo Aresti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel de Andrade's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Bruce Wayne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Otsando in the 46th minute of play. 48 minutes into the game, FURIOZA's Mao Jun Chuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hermengildo Aresti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Emanuel de Andrade made the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Felipe Sidro in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FURIOZA's Moreno Torricelli. A collision led to FURIOZA getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Korneliusz Dziura hit a great ball. Bruce Wayne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Fernanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Fu Ling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermengildo Aresti. Deportivo Pergamino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fu Ling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. A sloppy throw-in by Felipe Sidro in the 61st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FURIOZA's Moreno Torricelli. Raul Llorenc lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 65 minutes into the game, one of Deportivo Pergamino:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Hermengildo Aresti had in the 67thth minute some difficulties stopping Fu Ling's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Luisito Fernanco might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruce Wayne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luisito Fernanco ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo de Moraes in the 77th minute of play forced Deportivo Pergamino's goalkeeper Hermengildo Aresti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Sidro made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FURIOZA's Moreno Torricelli. With a little luck, FURIOZA's Bruce Wayne got control of the ball when Luisito Fernanco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hermengildo Aresti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Ling in the 86th minute of the match. Hermengildo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fu Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, FURIOZA's goalkeeper Bruce Wayne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisito Fernanco. The FURIOZA support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.