U23 World League

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mo kicked off to start the match. Sergio Regis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Vidal in the 4th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Arturo Vidal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sergio Regis. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. After 13 minutes, Paja Pajazo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Municipales FC and the Club Deportivo Xpertin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Mo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Regis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Máximo Paetz. Savier Arco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Abaunza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Elbrus Li ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergio Regis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 35 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Mo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Regis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Savier Arco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Abaunza, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Guillermo Charro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Savier Arco having to interfere. Arturo Vidals short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Sergio Regis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergio Regis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mo in the 42nd minute. After 44 played minutes Municipales FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Cordeara. After 46 minutes, Luisito Aires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Municipales FC and the Club Deportivo Xpertin players grew even worse after the yellow card. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guillermo Charro to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Mo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Regis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After some careless play in the Municipales FC defense, Mo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Regis. The Municipales FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Regis should have stopped the shot. When Arturo Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Club Deportivo Xpertin 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 Arturo Vidal couldn't finish the play. Elbrus Li scored 6-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Regis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sergio Regis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elbrus Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Carlos Barcelo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elbrus Li in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio Regis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Municipales FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Paja Pajazo hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Mo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Regis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. 89 minutes into the match, Municipales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elbrus Li came free, but Sergio Regis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Abaunza got free with Savier Arco in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee ended the match the Club Deportivo Xpertin players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.