U23 World League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Claude started the match with the kick off. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Senen in the 4th minute of the match. When Lorenzo Silvanito fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tama's protests and gave Lorenzo Silvanito a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tama getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Lorenzo Silvanito hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes, La vecchia signora's Sven-Arne Kruuse shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patricio Gartxot came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La vecchia signora reached it. In the 12thth minute of the game CJ Kane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tama's Patricio Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rigoberto Eleazar kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by CJ Kane in the 14th minute of play forced Tama's goalkeeper Patricio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Thomas Ravelli managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Tama's Valentin Senen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 21 minutes, CJ Kane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La vecchia signora's supporters crossed their fingers, but CJ Kane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of La vecchia signora booed when Tama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Senen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from CJ Kane in the 26th minute of the match. CJ Kane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Patricio Gartxot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, La vecchia signora's Thomas Ravelli got control of the ball when Valentin Senen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th match minute, La vecchia signora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Han Solo to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Claude got free with Thomas Ravelli in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Tama getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rigoberto Eleazar hit a great ball. After 42 played minutes La vecchia signora got a freekick which was hit by Graham Boss. After a defensive mix-up in La vecchia signora's zone, Valentin Senen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Ravelli came out of the goal and Valentin Senen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when CJ Kane made the kick off in the second half. Han Solo in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Patricio Gartxot, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tama's Patricio Gartxot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Tama from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, Tama's goalkeeper Patricio Gartxot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eldad Te Vrede. Patricio Gartxot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Han Solo went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Patricio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Enström, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Edvard Enström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Gartxot was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Senen in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Senen in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Ravelli saved La vecchia signora from getting behind. After 80 minutes of play, La vecchia signora's Han Solo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patricio Gartxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tama's Maximo Bizen was substituted for Benigno Frans. In the 86th minute, Tama's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Eldad Te Vrede fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Patricio Gartxot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Kane's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. After 86 minutes, CJ Kane made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Tama's Patricio Gartxot tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of La vecchia signora booed when Tama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melquiades Christobal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eldad Te Vrede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Gartxot having to interfere. The Tama fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. La vecchia signora were clearly better and deserved to take the win.