U23 World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Dalmu got the match started through his kick off. Luciano Gipuzkoa charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Gipuzkoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Talleres got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Gipuzkoa. After 13 minutes of play, Talleres's Ariel Burko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albano Betadur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Burko came free, but Albano Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Talleres's Albino Nofre got control of the ball when Jimeno Dalmu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Ariel Burko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talleres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Adolfo Diaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Betadur having to interfere. Albano Betadur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano Gipuzkoa went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Albano Betadur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Burko in the 33rd minute of the match. Adolfo Diaz charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfo Diaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Albino Nofre made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Jimeno Dalmu sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Ariel Burko made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes AL TOKE FC got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Tabb. Albano Betadur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Laurgain in the 51st minute. With a little luck, AL TOKE FC's Albano Betadur got control of the ball when Ariel Burko tried to sneak it across the goal line. AL TOKE FC's Albano Betadur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Burko in the 56th minute of play. Albano Betadur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Burko in the 58th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes AL TOKE FC got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Tabb. Adolfo Diaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Albano Betadur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albano Betadur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adolfo Diaz's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Albano Betadur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luciano Gipuzkoa in the 68th minute. Adolfo Diaz struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Albano Betadur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Talleres. Luciano Gipuzkoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Higinio Dolfo charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Higinio Dolfo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 minutes of play, AL TOKE FC's Arturo Estebe made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albino Nofre was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adolfo Diaz succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. 91 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Albano Betadur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luciano Gipuzkoa. Albano Betadur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariel Burko in the 95th minute. The Talleres supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Talleres would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.