U23 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Joaquin Ispuzua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Lenzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes, Dario Cerri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ and the Vanadio F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Peregrin in the 16th minute of the match. With a little luck, Vanadio F.C.'s Joaquin Ispuzua got control of the ball when Bruno Lenzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Xu Zhen Ping ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquin Ispuzua was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 28th minute Osvaldo Peregrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Evaristo Gurruchaga who took care of the corner kick. With an all-out effort, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Joaquin Ispuzua threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Xu Zhen Ping, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Vanadio F.C. defense, Santa Clausius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquin Ispuzua. The Vanadio F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquin Ispuzua should have stopped the shot. After 38 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Denis Gergori. Bruno Lenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 48 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Antecha. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Osvaldo Peregrin made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Ramirez Tavarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Jonathan Antecha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Bertoni. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Antecha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Santa Clausius might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Ispuzua. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santa Clausius ran back to his position shaking his head. Joaquin Ispuzua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 68th minute of play. Joaquin Ispuzua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Santa Clausius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Ispuzua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ramirez Tavarez. Vanadio F.C.'s Eden Hazar was substituted for Jonathan Antecha. After 75 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ramirez Tavarez. Eden Hazar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angelo Bertoni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Vanadio F.C.'s Joaquin Ispuzua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santa Clausius in the 78th minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ from getting a goal against them. Joaquin Ispuzua stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xu Zhen Ping's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramirez Tavarez to maneuver through the defense. Santa Clausius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramirez Tavarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Bertoni having to interfere. After 95 minutes, Ramirez Tavarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vanadio F.C. and the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramirez Tavarez to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were the better team. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.