U23 World League

Estadio Estadio
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liberto Merino started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Spartak de Txurdi's Pietro Benito got control of the ball when Jalen Brunson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pietro Benito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Bermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A collision led to Alvi Boton getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Anibal Lluciano hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Liberto Merino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nereo Jurgi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 23 minutes into the match, Alvi Boton's goal looked a bit too open when Liberto Merino came free, but Nereo Jurgi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nereo Jurgi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Răduț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Alex Răduț got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pietro Benito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Bermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Alvi Boton's Nereo Jurgi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liberto Merino in the 31st minute of play. Jalen Brunson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pietro Benito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Raymon in the 35th minute of the match. When Spartak de Txurdi's Liberto Merino in 38 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nereo Jurgi guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When Spartak de Txurdi's Alex Răduț in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvi Boton's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute of the match Cirino Sarro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nereo Jurgi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enzo Bermudo to make the kick off. Alex Răduț sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Willy Ledesma hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Raymon in the 57th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Pietro Benito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 played minutes Spartak de Txurdi got a freekick which was hit by Liberto Merino. Pietro Benito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Javier Raymon went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Pietro Benito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Raymon, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, Spartak de Txurdi's Jairo Alvarez got a free kick in the 66th minute. Alvi Boton made a substitution. Pastor Celipe replaced Enzo Bermudo. Timoteo Iaki made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jalen Brunson immediately put the ball in play. Alex Răduț's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nereo Jurgi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Spartak de Txurdi's Cirino Sarro got a free kick in the 78th minute. Cirino Sarro hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Pietro Benito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 95th minute Javier Raymon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pietro Benito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alvi Boton's Pastor Celipe got a free kick in the 95th minute. Nereo Jurgi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Regis Jaen. Alvi Boton were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.