U23 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emilio Tello took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 defense, Benito Ixona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Astor Transito. The AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Astor Transito should have stopped the shot. Ubaldo Elazar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Abad having to make a save. Astor Transito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Generoso Gomesano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Tello, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Jeremias Regis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Astor Transito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute Angelino Galindo suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Leon Platense's Leon Guilabertus was substituted for Angelino Galindo. After a rather tough play, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Emilio Tello got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 39th minute AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 were awarded a corner. Haroldo Goiz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Leon Platense's goalie and right to Miguel Granados. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Leon Platense's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 41st match minute, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá Riquelme to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benito Ixona made a kick off. The throw-in from Benito Ixona in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Gabby Sarmiento. A collision led to Leon Platense getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Damian Chayo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Tello in the 66th minute of play forced Leon Platense's goalkeeper Roberto Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Tello in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 were awarded a corner. Haroldo Goiz went to the cornerflag to take it. Astor Transito made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Benicio Jaen sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the match, Benjamin Escobar notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Leon Platense's Roberto Abad. Roberto Abad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79th minute, Emilio Tello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Abad was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 82nd minute Emilio Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Emilio Tello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Abad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Haroldo Goiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Abad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haroldo Goiz ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Leon Platense defense, Emilio Tello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Abad. The Leon Platense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Abad should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leon Platense's goalkeeper Roberto Abad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 had won after a very even match.