U23 World League

Puertas del Valhala
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Szalone Konie's Tanek Piechocki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Szalone Konie from getting a goal against them. Hugo Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Tanek Piechocki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eustaquio Tabor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Tanek Piechocki made a huge save. In the 10th minute of the match Sacronas Futbol Club got a corner. Szalone Konie's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Esteban Txerran ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jorge Iribarren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Szostak, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Szalone Konie's Tanek Piechocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Alfaro in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute Dante Cordara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Iribarren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Iribarren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartlomiej Tipinski in the 20th minute of the match. Eustaquio Tabor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Tanek Piechocki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Iribarren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Rasiak in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sacronas Futbol Club's Roque Alfaro got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Tipinski in the 32nd minute of play forced Sacronas Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jorge Iribarren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Gabriel Amato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sacronas Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Amato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tanek Piechocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Roland Rasiak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Iribarren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Rasiak in the 35th minute of play forced Sacronas Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jorge Iribarren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Szalone Konie's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esteban Txerran was slow to take the kick. During this time Sacronas Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Eustaquio Tabor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sacronas Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Eustaquio Tabor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tanek Piechocki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Eustaquio Tabor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 52nd minute Gabriel Amato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Piechocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Amato in the 52nd minute of play forced Szalone Konie's goalkeeper Tanek Piechocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Tabor hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eustaquio Tabor in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tanek Piechocki saved Szalone Konie from getting behind. In the 56th minute Eustaquio Tabor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Piechocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eustaquio Tabor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tanek Piechocki was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Jorge Iribarren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zygmunt Szostak in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Tipinski in the 63rd minute of play forced Sacronas Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jorge Iribarren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Sacronas Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Higuaín. A collision led to Sacronas Futbol Club getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Oscar Ortiz hit a great ball. Szalone Konie's Maksymilian Marosz was substituted for Bartosz Mosiniak. The supporters of Szalone Konie booed when Sacronas Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Oscar Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sacronas Futbol Club booed when Szalone Konie was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. King Køng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sacronas Futbol Club's Jorge Iribarren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Rasiak in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Sacronas Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Tipinski came free, but Jorge Iribarren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Roque Alfaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacronas Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Szalone Konie the free kick. After 75 played minutes Sacronas Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Roque Alfaro. Tanek Piechocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Tabor in the 78th minute of the match. Tanek Piechocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Ferreyra, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After taking down the ball on Sacronas Futbol Club's corner Roque Alfaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tanek Piechocki quite easily take care of the ball. Tanek Piechocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernabe Ferreyra might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tanek Piechocki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernabe Ferreyra ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Szalone Konie's Szczepan Mnich got a free kick in the 89th minute. Esteban Txerran, 90 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dante Cordara got free with Jorge Iribarren in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the match, Dante Cordara notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sacronas Futbol Club's Jorge Iribarren. Jorge Iribarren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.