U23 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Vicente Richie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Artemio Iratze's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oscar Saldanha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. The Luganeros AFC fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Luganeros AFC's Artemio Iratze looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vicente Richie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Saldanha having to make a save. In the 34th minute, Artemio Iratze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 37 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Queirós. After 41 minutes of play, Luganeros AFC's Artemio Iratze made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Saldanha was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Vicente Richie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Oscar Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Richie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Oscar Saldanha made a huge save. Artemio Iratze did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Oscar Saldanha 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Vicente Richie fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Oscar Saldanha, passed just outside the right post. Oscar Saldanha didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 74th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. In the 77th match minute, Luganeros AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Gartxot to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st match minute, Luganeros AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Iratze to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Artemio Iratze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. The audience was convinced that Artemio Iratze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Saldanha was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Vicente Richie kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Luganeros AFC played a much better game than Squadra Demarchi and deserved their victory. The Squadra Demarchi players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.