U23 World League

Estadio Tabossi
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Tadeo Eneas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor de Sousa in the 2nd minute of play. Tabossi's attentive Ernesto Nalo managed to snatch the ball when Aimilios Lagos made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th minute, Igor de Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nery Pumpido was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 14th minute Artemio Gergori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artemio Gergori in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tadeo Eneas during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 22 minutes into the match, Tabossi's goal looked a bit too open when Igor de Sousa came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urbano Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Isusko in the 25th minute of the match. Igor de Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Nery Pumpido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Gergori in the 32nd minute of play forced Tabossi's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor de Sousa might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nery Pumpido. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igor de Sousa ran back to his position shaking his head. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Eleder in the 44th minute of play. Nery Pumpido came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Fractal FC's Igor de Sousa. But to his dismay, Igor de Sousa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Tabossi's zone, Igor de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nery Pumpido came out of the goal and Igor de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Tabossi defense, Igor de Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nery Pumpido. The Tabossi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nery Pumpido should have stopped the shot. Wilfredo Eleder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Fractal FC booed when Tabossi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albino Sabin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Igor de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor de Sousa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Nery Pumpido skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 70th play minute Artemio Gergori came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nery Pumpido. 0-5. Tabossi's Armando Bondi was substituted for Ramiro Isusko. Tabossi's Fausto Ganix was substituted for Fabio Ferman. Urbano Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Bondi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Urbano Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Bondi in the 78th minute of the match. Ernesto Nalo hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Tabossi's Nery Pumpido got control of the ball when Igor de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fausto Ganix kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Wilfredo Eleder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nery Pumpido having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Bondi in the 92nd minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fractal FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.