U23 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) With 4 minutes on the clock, Amancio Pello commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cuervos Galácticos! The goalkeeper, Dávid Kárpáti, was totally fooled by LTA FC's Gaudencio Hernandez, who 5 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 11th minute, LTA FC's Ivan Bernad dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 19 minutes in the game Vladimiro Nerio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emilio Frasquito. 24 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Frasquito came free, but Arsenio Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Bernad got free with Dávid Kárpáti in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Quintan to maneuver through the defense. When Antonio Rattín came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the LTA FC 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 Antonio Rattín couldn't finish the play. Dávid Kárpáti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Quintan in the 39th minute of the match. Elpidio Paul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Arsenio Maiorga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Quintan charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Quintan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rodrigo Quintan hit a great ball. When Vladimiro Nerio fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuervos Galácticos's protests and gave Vladimiro Nerio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cuervos Galácticos's Vladimiro Nerio got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Quintan made a kick off. In the 58th minute LTA FC were awarded a corner. Gaudencio Hernandez went to the cornerflag to take it. After 59 minutes, Gonzalo Txema mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LTA FC and the Cuervos Galácticos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Txema to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Paul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsenio Maiorga having to interfere. Dávid Kárpáti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Bernad in the 62nd minute of play. Antonio Rattín hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Cuervos Galácticos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emilio Frasquito in the 68th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Cuervos Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Dominix came free, but Dávid Kárpáti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenio Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Paul in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LTA FC's Federico Tevez got a free kick in the 81st minute. The LTA FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.