U23 World League

Alesandro Abarzua
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Talcampeón FC's Tanio Lezaeta 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. If Alcides Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Torcato Caetano fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Dezassete's protests and gave Torcato Caetano a yellow card for diving instead. After 11 played minutes FC Dezassete got a freekick which was hit by Gatis Caca-Rato. Norberto Melo made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Eladio Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alcides Valadares came free, but Carlos Alberto Villa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Lili Li hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norberto Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tanio Lezaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Carlos Alberto Villa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Caetano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match FC Dezassete got a corner. Talcampeón FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Torcato Caetano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Norberto Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanio Lezaeta in the 30th minute of the match. When Alcides Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FC Dezassete fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alcides Valadares couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Jose Maria Letelier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alcides Valadares was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Dezassete's Maurício Caetano got a free kick in the 50th minute. Norberto Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Halat, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Villa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcides Valadares. Apolo Larrañaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Rómulo Ventura got a free kick in the 59th minute. FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tanio Lezaeta in the 61st minute of play. Alcides Valadares hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Alcides Valadares's late challenge caught a Talcampeón FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alcides Valadares helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Dezassete getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alcides Valadares hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Jacinto Cross shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Halat kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. FC Dezassete's Nivaldo Rijo was substituted for Alcides Valadares. Talcampeón FC's Carlos Alberto Villa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Talcampeón FC from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Tanio Lezaeta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norberto Melo. FC Dezassete's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tanio Lezaeta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Carlos Alberto Villa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nivaldo Rijo in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Halat came free, but Norberto Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Cross in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Halat came free, but Norberto Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Jose Maria Letelier threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Dezassete's Ronaldo Nunes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 92nd match minute, FC Dezassete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurício Caetano to maneuver through the defense.