U23 World League

José Sand
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Macnelly Torres started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macnelly Torres in the 6th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Godfredo Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute Nicolás Castillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfredo Crescencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolás Castillo came free, but Godfredo Crescencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Godfredo Crescencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macnelly Torres in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Omar Duardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardino Baumar. Omar Duardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardino Baumar went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute Macnelly Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfredo Crescencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardino Baumar got free with Omar Duardo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Godfredo Crescencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxwell Eddy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macnelly Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Godfredo Crescencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Macnelly Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 37th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Godfredo Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th match minute, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermegildo Demesio to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Amédée Gillis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Godfredo Crescencio didn't even have to move. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Everardo Bidun put in a rough tackle. 40 minutes into the game, one of Acercate Y Patea de Lejos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Vancouver Reds a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nicolás Castillo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Godfredo Crescencio. 2-1. In the 45th minute, Macnelly Torres made a precise shot to the right of Godfredo Crescencio. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

50 minutes into the game, Nicolás Castillo lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Godfredo Crescencio. Omar Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardino Baumar in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macnelly Torres in the 63rd minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Godfredo Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Godfredo Crescencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Acercate Y Patea de Lejos from getting a goal against them. Vancouver Reds's Macnelly Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Sima Marinković replaced Billy Oja. In the 72nd minute Sima Marinković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfredo Crescencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Maxwell Eddy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Godfredo Crescencio, 2-4. Godfredo Crescencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sima Marinković in the 79th minute of the match. Vancouver Reds's attack was well implemented in the 80th minute, but when Sima Marinković was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Godfredo Crescencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Acercate Y Patea de Lejos from getting a goal against them. Godfredo Crescencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sima Marinković in the 86th minute of play. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Sima Marinković scored to the left of an out of position Godfredo Crescencio, making the score, 2-5. 91 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Marinković came free, but Godfredo Crescencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Marinković came free, but Godfredo Crescencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Vancouver Reds left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Acercate Y Patea de Lejos.