U23 World League

Regent Park
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvaro Montrell started the match with the kick off. Sixto Jurgi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Modesto Bingen made a huge save. Cristian Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Acosta, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Cristian Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Cresconio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Desfachatados F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Asopos Katsiavrias came free, but Modesto Bingen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lu 胡义勇 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabio Acosta scored 2-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Gau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the game, Patricio Paz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desfachatados F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Copérnico F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Desfachatados F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Patricio Paz hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes Desfachatados F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Acosta. Cristian Gau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Acosta in the 31st minute of the match. After 32 minutes Copérnico F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patricio Paz who took care of the corner kick. Patricio Paz made a great header on Desfachatados F.C.'s corner, it was just that Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau managed to reach the ball for a save. 34 minutes into the match, Copérnico F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lu 胡义勇 came free, but Cristian Gau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lu 胡义勇 in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Gau saved Copérnico F.C. from getting behind. Paulino Ledesma charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulino Ledesma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Fabio Acosta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Gau was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu 胡义勇 in the 37th minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristian Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute of the match, Asopos Katsiavrias tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Modesto Bingen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Paz in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Modesto Bingen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Ledesma in the 55th minute of the match. When Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Desfachatados F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Modesto Bingen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Jurgi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fabio Acosta came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Desfachatados F.C. 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 Fabio Acosta couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute, Desfachatados F.C.'s Fabio Acosta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. In the 69thth minute of the game Alvaro Montrell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Desfachatados F.C.'s Modesto Bingen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Gau stood somewhat misplaced when Fabio Acosta came free in front of goal and shot 2-4 to the left of him in the 73 minute. Basilio Pueblo charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basilio Pueblo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Copérnico F.C. booed when Desfachatados F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Pueblo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio Acosta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cristian Gau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Armando Padro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Copérnico F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Desfachatados F.C. the free kick. In the 81st minute, one of Copérnico F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Copérnico F.C.. Cristian Gau went to the wrong direction when Patricio Paz was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Modesto Bingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Jurgi, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Modesto Bingen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Jurgi in the 89th minute of play. Modesto Bingen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Montrell in the 93rd minute of the match. Alvaro Montrell hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After 98 minutes, Fabio Acosta made it 2-5 with a short kick to the right side. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Copérnico F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Desfachatados F.C.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Desfachatados F.C..