U23 World League

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olly Nethercot made the kick off which started today's match. Matthieu Abelard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ádám Dobos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Lore came free, but Matthieu Abelard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ádám Dobos, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Ieltxu Orbaneja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobby Bear in the 15th minute of play. Matthieu Abelard came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ádám Dobos. But to his dismay, Ádám Dobos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Imperio Catatumbo de Lara getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Rodriguez Toresano hit a great ball. Angelino Lore struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Matthieu Abelard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperio Catatumbo de Lara. Johnny Burns could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Ieltxu Orbaneja made a huge save. In the 29th match minute, Club Atlético de Newell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bobby Bear to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Johnny Burns got a free kick in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Szymon Fedosz got a free kick in the 35th minute. Esquipula Argomedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthieu Abelard read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Greg Bastow managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético de Newell's supporters rose to their feet, but Greg Bastow was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ieltxu Orbaneja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Lore, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Alvin Brenner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthieu Abelard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvin Brenner to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ádám Dobos got free with Matthieu Abelard in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvin Brenner got free with Matthieu Abelard in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matthieu Abelard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ádám Dobos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Olly Nethercot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ieltxu Orbaneja. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olly Nethercot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Ieltxu Orbaneja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greg Bastow in the 67th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Greg Bastow ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ieltxu Orbaneja was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 71 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthieu Abelard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ádám Dobos. In the 75th minute, Greg Bastow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ádám Dobos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Matthieu Abelard made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ádám Dobos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthieu Abelard. That made the score 2-4 after 76 minutes of play. In the 81st match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erenay Bilkan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Bobby Bear hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthieu Abelard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ádám Dobos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olly Nethercot in the 87th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Ieltxu Orbaneja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Johnny Burns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ieltxu Orbaneja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Club Atlético de Newell defense, Ádám Dobos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthieu Abelard. The Club Atlético de Newell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthieu Abelard should have stopped the shot. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Burns, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 97th minute, Johnny Burns ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ieltxu Orbaneja was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5.