U23 World League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Artur Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Ariel Burko made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Vilalobos. Loures's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nicolas Vilalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Gipuzkoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Barbosa charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Norberto Barbosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nicolas Vilalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Burko in the 16th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Nicolas Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Loures defense, Ariel Burko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas Vilalobos. The Loures fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas Vilalobos should have stopped the shot. Nicolas Vilalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ariel Burko, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 25th match minute, Talleres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Diaz to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Adolfo Diaz made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Vilalobos. Loures's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 33rd minute Adolfo Diaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Vilalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Burko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Loures's Norberto Barbosa got a free kick in the 38th minute. Nicolas Vilalobos came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Talleres's Adolfo Diaz. But to his dismay, Adolfo Diaz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Adolfo Diaz struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Nicolas Vilalobos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Talleres.

The wind increased when Ariel Burko made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ariel Burko notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos. Nicolas Vilalobos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicolas Vilalobos was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Adolfo Diaz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adolfo Diaz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. 63 minutes into the match, Loures's goalkeeper Nicolas Vilalobos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ariel Burko. Nicolas Vilalobos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ariel Burko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 65 minute of play. In the 70th minute, Luciano Gipuzkoa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Vilalobos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. 75 minutes into the game, Ariel Burko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Nicolas Vilalobos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ariel Burko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Nicolas Vilalobos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ariel Burko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Nicolas Vilalobos made a huge save. Nicolas Vilalobos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adolfo Diaz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 88 minute of play. In the 96th match minute, Talleres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Laurgain to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute of the match Lucílio Soeiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albino Nofre showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Talleres's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.