U23 World League

El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Gimnasia y tiro's Miguel Arixo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hilario Ubendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y tiro's Ovidio Cutberto got a free kick in the 7th minute. Hilario Ubendu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cláudio Biaggio's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Fermin Peli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Hilario Ubendu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 17 played minutes Gimnasia y tiro got a freekick which was hit by Diego Nesor. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Mingo got free with Sebastian Saja in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hilario Ubendu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Biaggio in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Gimnasia y tiro getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Higinio Charro hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cláudio Biaggio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hilario Ubendu was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y tiro's Eduardo Lehior got a free kick in the 34th minute. Hilario Ubendu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Biaggio in the 35th minute of the match. Hilario Ubendu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Biaggio in the 40th minute of the match. Bernardo Mingo in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastian Saja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hilario Ubendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Biaggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cláudio Biaggio made a kick off. Hilario Ubendu came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cuervos AFC's Blas Burni. But to his dismay, Blas Burni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Godofredo Polo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cuervos AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Blas Burni hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes Cuervos AFC got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Polo. A collision led to Cuervos AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Godofredo Polo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Miguel Arixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Saja was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Hilario Ubendu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cláudio Biaggio in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute, Damaso Benvido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Biaggio came free, but Hilario Ubendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hilario Ubendu made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Fermin Peli sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd match minute, Gimnasia y tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Lehior to maneuver through the defense. After 83 played minutes Gimnasia y tiro got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Cutberto. Hilario Ubendu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Biaggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gimnasia y tiro's Bernardo Mingo got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th minute of the match, Cláudio Biaggio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hilario Ubendu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Cuervos AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.