U23 World League

Morocho Arena
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hakem Al Attar kicked off to start the match. Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakem Al Attar in the 5th minute of play. Fernan Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayer Al Besher, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Fernan Loren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawaz Boland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basem Al Baghli hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakem Khorshed in the 26th minute of play forced Dogo Argentino's goalkeeper Fernan Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sayer Al Besher kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Emilio Lorien kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iker Foro to make the kick off. José Alberto Chilavert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iker Foro's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Fausto Araoz charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Araoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mateo Tohias lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 60th minute, one of Dogo Argentino: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 Dogo Argentino. Basem Al Baghli walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Dogo Argentino from getting a goal against them. Fernan Loren was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Fawaz Boland capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fawaz Boland really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Dogo Argentino from getting a goal against them. José Alberto Chilavert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeo Errolan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdul Aziz Al Holey charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdul Aziz Al Holey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Dogo Argentino booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Aziz Al Holey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dominykas Liutkus hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Ricardo Faron kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Fausto Araoz kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. If Sayer Al Besher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Dogo Argentino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Everardo Endura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sayer Al Besher in the 97th minute of play.