U23 World League

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) MILAN COLOMBIANO's Luciano Izco 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 supporters of Lunar Park booed when MILAN COLOMBIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Izco didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Viet in the 5th minute of play forced MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vachon Sánchez made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Luciano Izco sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute, Clovis Médard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Farid Mondragón was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Clovis Médard came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clovis Médard, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Vachon Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Izco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clovis Médard in the 31st minute of play forced MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lunar Park's attentive Richard Leone managed to snatch the ball when Ruben Malvin made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. Florentino Hechter charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentino Hechter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clovis Médard in the 42nd minute of play forced MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Clovis Médard made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of MILAN COLOMBIANO booed when Lunar Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clovis Médard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lunar Park's Vachon Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Izco in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Lunar Park booed when MILAN COLOMBIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Bidun didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Jackson Busnel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lunar Park's supporters rose to their feet, but Jackson Busnel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farid Mondragón breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes in the game Jairo Indar did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luciano Izco. Farid Mondragón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Viet in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Clovis Médard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lunar Park's supporters rose to their feet, but Clovis Médard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farid Mondragón breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MILAN COLOMBIANO made a substitution. Abel Mirande replaced Ben Chepchumba. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Cecilio Gaztea was substituted for Teodosio Steven. In the 71st minute, Jacques Zunino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Izco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vachon Sánchez having to interfere. Vachon Sánchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano Izco went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Farid Mondragón came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Lunar Park's Clovis Médard. But to his dismay, Clovis Médard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 89th minute, Lunar Park's Clovis Médard dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. After 94 played minutes Lunar Park got a freekick which was hit by Tristan Caillot. The Lunar Park players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.