U23 World League

Jorge Guinzburg
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Altos Gatos FC's Teodoro Navarro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hugon Raszkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Cordarrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Opus Dei's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgardo Cordarrel was slow to take the kick. During this time Altos Gatos FC's players had a chance to rest. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Opus Dei's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgardo Cordarrel was slow to take the kick. During this time Altos Gatos FC's players had a chance to rest. 11 minutes into the match, Edgardo Cordarrel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugon Raszkiewicz. Opus Dei's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgardo Cordarrel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Napoleon Zembrzuski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Altos Gatos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Beat to maneuver through the defense. Cesar Fidencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Degutis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th match minute, Altos Gatos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Beat to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Altos Gatos FC got a freekick which was hit by Teodosio Beat. In the 33rd minute, Denis Degutis made a precise shot to the right of Cesar Fidencio. Altos Gatos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 40th minute Denis Degutis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesar Fidencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Opus Dei's Denis Degutis got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Denis Degutis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Opus Dei fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Degutis to make the kick off. Esteve Gasteiz scored 2-3 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugon Raszkiewicz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hugon Raszkiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Gasteiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Hugon Raszkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes, Teodoro Navarro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Altos Gatos FC and the Opus Dei players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Opus Dei booed when Altos Gatos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Patryk Lisewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesar Fidencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. During the 67th minute of the match Teodoro Navarro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Teodoro Navarro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Opus Dei booed when Altos Gatos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Altos Gatos FC's Cesar Fidencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Degutis in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Denis Degutis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesar Fidencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. After a rather tough play, Altos Gatos FC's Esteve Gasteiz got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 80 minutes into the match, Altos Gatos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Degutis came free, but Cesar Fidencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Altos Gatos FC's goalkeeper Cesar Fidencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Degutis. Cesar Fidencio came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Opus Dei's Denis Degutis. But to his dismay, Denis Degutis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-6. Denis Degutis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Cesar Fidencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Degutis might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cesar Fidencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Degutis ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, Denis Degutis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cesar Fidencio, 2-7. Antonio Paulin kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Opus Dei's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.