U23 World League

Templo Calado
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baba Ba kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Tabossi's Ramiro Isusko got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 9th match minute, Tabossi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Nalo to maneuver through the defense. Nery Pumpido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baba Ba in the 11th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Ba got free with Nery Pumpido in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tabossi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Errapel Aguiluz was slow to take the kick. During this time Ajax Colombiano's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Ajax Colombiano's Rayman Rioseras getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Lorenz Ureta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Eneas in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Errapel Aguiluz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivon Gasca's late challenge caught a Tabossi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivon Gasca helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Tadeo Eneas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabossi's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeo Eneas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorenz Ureta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Tabossi booed when Ajax Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Errapel Aguiluz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 minutes of play, Ajax Colombiano's Baba Ba made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nery Pumpido was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivon Gasca, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Joppe Hvenegaard came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Ajax Colombiano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joppe Hvenegaard couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Ramiro Isusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenz Ureta having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Baba Ba 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 2-0. The audience was convinced that Joppe Hvenegaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nery Pumpido was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 61st minute Amado Ba 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. The Ajax Colombiano fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Ajax Colombiano's Amado Ba looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baba Ba in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nery Pumpido saved Tabossi from getting behind. Nery Pumpido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivon Gasca in the 70th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Amado Ba 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 4-0. Tabossi made a substitution. Fausto Ganix replaced Fabio Ferman. Tabossi's Rolando Botello was substituted for Tadeo Eneas. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivon Gasca in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nery Pumpido saved Tabossi from getting behind. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Ba, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Rolando Botello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lorenz Ureta. That made the score 4-2 in the 94 minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Ajax Colombiano players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.