U23 World League

Estadio Duff
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Steve Gerrard started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Gep FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Victor Martxot hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Steve Gerrard in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cornelio Nardo saved Gep FC from getting behind. Cornelio Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmar Berenguer in the 8th minute of the match. A hard shot 11 in the game by Antonello Bartolomucci from a close distance when the talented Edgar Smuskiewicz managed to make a qualified save. Hahay's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmar Berenguer in the 13th minute of play forced Gep FC's goalkeeper Cornelio Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmar Berenguer, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Steve Gerrard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Hahay were awarded a corner. Delmar Berenguer went to the cornerflag to take it. Delmar Berenguer made a great header on Hahay's corner, it was just that Gep FC's Cornelio Nardo managed to reach the ball for a save. Cornelio Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Berenguer in the 27th minute of play. Cornelio Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmar Berenguer in the 29th minute of the match. Radoslaw Zakrzewski kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Cornelio Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve Gerrard, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Steve Gerrard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hahay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Gep FC booed when Hahay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steve Gerrard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Smuskiewicz made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Hernan Lauaxeta sent off a good shot on target. When Victor Martxot fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gep FC's protests and gave Victor Martxot a yellow card for diving instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ali Yılmaz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Yılmaz in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgar Smuskiewicz saved Hahay from getting behind. Edgar Smuskiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Bartolomucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Steve Gerrard hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Edgar Smuskiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonello Bartolomucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cornelio Nardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Delmar Berenguer in the 61st minute. Gep FC's Victor Martxot got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Victor Martxot off the ground. Victor Martxot hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The supporters of Hahay booed when Gep FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Martxot didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Gep FC's goalkeeper Cornelio Nardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steve Gerrard. Ali Yılmaz made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Antonello Bartolomucci however managed to control. Delmar Berenguer hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Hahay's Delmar Berenguer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. The Hahay supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hahay would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.