U23 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Ellande in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Cole saved ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ from getting behind. In the 11thth minute of the game German Lia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Paolo Obeko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Exequiel Zeballos took the corner. Dave Cole showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Lartaun, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. German Lia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paolo Obeko came out and tried to block the shot, but German Lia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. After 33 minutes, Ermanno Cinalli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ and the Atletas Campesinos F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Ermanno Cinalli got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With his leg Paolo Obeko managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 40 minutes in the game Emil Duszenski did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lázaro Cayo. Emil Duszenski got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Saul Luke. Korhan Türkols short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Paolo Obeko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ovidio Pabla made a kick off. Dave Cole made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ovidio Pabla in the 52nd minute. Ovidio Pabla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Dave Cole made a huge save. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Paolo Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Lia in the 55th minute of play. Dave Cole was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ovidio Pabla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 57 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Lia in the 61st minute of play forced Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s goalkeeper Paolo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Obeko came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia. But to his dismay, German Lia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, German Lia managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters rose to their feet, but German Lia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paolo Obeko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korhan Türkol in the 70th minute of play forced Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s goalkeeper Paolo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Çelebi Toraman hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the game, Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Elpidio Lartaun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dave Cole made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Paolo Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Obeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When German Lia fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave German Lia a yellow card for diving instead. Korhan Türkol took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Obeko. Paolo Obeko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.