U23 World League

El Morro
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Loreno Acharan made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tunge Titans's zone, Loreno Acharan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bianco Garvetti came out of the goal and Loreno Acharan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juan Ignacio Grove took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Lauaxeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bianco Garvetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loreno Acharan in the 6th minute. After a rather tough play, Navalito's Jonatán Cabello got a free kick in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Hakim Cody was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tunge Titans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navalito the free kick. After 15 played minutes Tunge Titans got a freekick which was hit by Hakim Cody. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tunge Titans's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulo José Carioca was slow to take the kick. During this time Navalito's players had a chance to rest. Paulo José Carioca made a great header on Navalito's corner, it was just that Tunge Titans's Bianco Garvetti managed to reach the ball for a save. Juan Ignacio Grove took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Lauaxeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Ignacio Grove made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Lauaxeta in the 26th minute of play. Tunge Titans's Ganix Urbakh managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nuno Vergílio in the 28 minute of the game. In the 30th minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Garvetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Ignacio Grove showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fritz Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Juan Ignacio Grove came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Tunge Titans's Godofredo Lauaxeta. But to his dismay, Godofredo Lauaxeta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a little luck, Tunge Titans's Bianco Garvetti got control of the ball when Loreno Acharan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bianco Garvetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loreno Acharan in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Lauaxeta in the 41st minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loreno Acharan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Bianco Garvetti made a huge save. After 47 played minutes Navalito got a freekick which was hit by Lorencio Winter. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Godofredo Lauaxeta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Loreno Acharan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bianco Garvetti having to interfere. Bianco Garvetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatán Cabello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo José Carioca made a great header on Navalito's corner, it was just that Tunge Titans's Bianco Garvetti managed to reach the ball for a save. Bianco Garvetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loreno Acharan in the 63rd minute of the match. Juan Ignacio Grove showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Lauaxeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Navalito's zone, Godofredo Lauaxeta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Ignacio Grove came out of the goal and Godofredo Lauaxeta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loreno Acharan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bianco Garvetti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Jonatán Cabello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bianco Garvetti was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Juan Ignacio Grove made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Khamzat Chimaev sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute Jens-Åke Larsfelt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Ignacio Grove saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jens-Åke Larsfelt, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 91 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Juan Ignacio Grove was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar.