U23 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Claudio Bucciarelli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. Matias Chepe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Samuel Demicoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Demicoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Chepe in the 15th minute of the match. San Lorenzo 11's Aurelio Astudillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manwel Dimech in the 16th minute of play. Claudio Bucciarelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Samuel Demicoli made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Martin Manicolo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, one of San Lorenzo 11: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 San Lorenzo 11. San Lorenzo 11:s Aurelio Astudillo showed great skill when he stopped Manwel Dimech:s penalty. In the 26th minute, Manwel Dimech left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Manwel Dimech received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Aurelio Astudillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelio Astudillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manwel Dimech, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Manicolo in the 41st minute of play forced San Lorenzo 11's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Demicoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Chepe, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. San Lorenzo 11 were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Templars FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lázaro Txilar took the corner. Lázaro Txilar made a great header on San Lorenzo 11's corner, it was just that Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Kurt Abdilla hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes San Lorenzo 11 got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Rainerio. After the first half Templars FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Kurt Abdilla made the kick off in the second half. Joaquin Phoenix's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Aurelio Astudillo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Kurt Abdilla sped through San Lorenzo 11's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aurelio Astudillo. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Lorenzo 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Demicoli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aurelio Astudillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Abdilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the game, Martin Manicolo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templars FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Lorenzo 11 the free kick. Martin Manicolo hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Matias Chepe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Lorenzo 11 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 68th minute, Matias Chepe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steve DeGaetano's late challenge caught a San Lorenzo 11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steve DeGaetano helped the player get up and apologised. Matias Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Demicoli having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Keith DeGaetano got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Aurelio Astudillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Abdilla in the 74th minute of play. Aurelio Astudillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manwel Dimech, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Demicoli having to interfere. Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Demicoli having to interfere. If Manwel Dimech had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurelio Astudillo made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Joaquin Phoenix sent off a good shot on target. Matias Chepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquin Phoenix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Aurelio Astudillo made a huge save. Matias Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Demicoli having to interfere. The San Lorenzo 11 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Templars FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Templars FC.