U23 World League

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Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maximino Mateo kicked off to start the match. When David Llope came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Cachiyuyo EAS 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 David Llope couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Montechiarugolo AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eleuterio Joachim was slow to take the kick. During this time Cachiyuyo EAS's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Eleuterio Joachim got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fortunato Lepori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arnulfo Nataniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Cammarota, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the Montechiarugolo AFC defense, David Llope kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fortunato Lepori. The Montechiarugolo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fortunato Lepori should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Montechiarugolo AFC's goalkeeper Fortunato Lepori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fortunato Lepori came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Cachiyuyo EAS's David Llope. But to his dismay, David Llope quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 41 minutes into the game, Fred Theissl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montechiarugolo AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cachiyuyo EAS the free kick. A collision led to Montechiarugolo AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Fred Theissl hit a great ball. After the first half Cachiyuyo EAS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 鲁朋响 to make the kick off. Arnulfo Nataniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Cammarota, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Llope in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fortunato Lepori saved Montechiarugolo AFC from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Feo Perro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Montechiarugolo AFC's Fortunato Lepori got control of the ball when Maximino Mateo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maximino Mateos short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Fortunato Lepori to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 75th match minute, Cachiyuyo EAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Checa to maneuver through the defense. When Eustacio Txindoki fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cachiyuyo EAS's protests and gave Eustacio Txindoki a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cachiyuyo EAS's Eustacio Txindoki got a free kick in the 89th minute. The Cachiyuyo EAS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cachiyuyo EAS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.