U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chris Cabezon started the match with the kick off. A collision led to CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Wilfredo Veremundo hit a great ball. Fletcher Lund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aurelio Urritz having to make a save. Martin Markusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Osmundo in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Osmundo came free, but Martin Markusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Esteban Harri got free with Martin Markusson in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Venancio Nahia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Markusson was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Martin Markusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Nahia in the 32nd minute of play. New England Minas's Martin Markusson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Cabezon in the 34th minute of play forced CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalkeeper Aurelio Urritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Dallas Seymour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venancio Nahia in the 42nd minute of the match. After 44 minutes, Clinton Caballero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New England Minas and the CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Clinton Caballero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Markusson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esteban Harri in the 45th minute. After the first half New England Minas were leading 0-1. 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 Venancio Osmundo to make the kick off. Martin Markusson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Normando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Veremundo in the 56th minute of the match. Chris Cabezon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Aurelio Urritz made a huge save. In the 65th minute, Sem Terra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Augusto Abel came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 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 Augusto Abel couldn't finish the play. Jarod Hester got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Chris Cabezon. Santos Frantzes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. New England Minas's Chris Cabezon got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jarod Hester hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Yurin in the 80th minute of play forced CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalkeeper Aurelio Urritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dallas Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chris Cabezon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Aurelio Urritz made a huge save. After 90 played minutes CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Koldobika. Venancio Osmundo kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. New England Minas had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.