U23 World League

Carlos S. Bilardo
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 秦崇洋 started the match with the kick off. When 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Narciso Beturian in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's goalie prevented a goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauricio Hermon in the 7th minute. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Mauricio Hermon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Radomil Laba in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's zone, Narciso Beturian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radomil Laba came out of the goal and Narciso Beturian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Narciso Beturian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Narciso Beturian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Narciso Beturian lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Radomil Laba. Radomil Laba was a little too slow when Narciso Beturian got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Narciso Beturian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomil Laba having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, 张竞桑 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's supporters rose to their feet, but 张竞桑 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aristides Etor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Narciso Beturian struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Radomil Laba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Sergio Cristos got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Narciso Beturian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aristides Etor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 秦崇洋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 许希庭 made a great header on 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's corner, it was just that 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Aristides Etor managed to reach the ball for a save. 66 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Beturian came free, but Radomil Laba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Jaunzuria. In the 73rdth minute of the game Narciso Beturian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's Radomil Laba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Narciso Beturian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Efe Gökçek's late challenge caught a 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efe Gökçek helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Narciso Beturian managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters rose to their feet, but Narciso Beturian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radomil Laba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Narciso Beturian notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's Radomil Laba. Radomil Laba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aristides Etor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦崇洋, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.