U23 World League

Greifswald Germany
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Florencio Eguzki started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Amador Guipuzkoa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Nuevo Laredo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Roberto Bittencourt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benicio Javiero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 17th match minute, Toni Kroos MGZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Renato Vargas to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Vito Alagoano put in a rough tackle. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Toni Kroos MGZ™! Toni Kroos MGZ™:s Tomás Arósio showed great skill when he stopped Roque Peli:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Roque Peli did a trick in the 33rd minute in front of Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-2. An impressive performance by Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Roque Peli! 42 minutes into the match, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Santo Beremundo came free, but Tomás Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benicio Javiero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Loureiro in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Bittencourt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Eriberto Iraitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Nuevo Laredo and the Toni Kroos MGZ™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Eriberto Iraitz got a free kick in the 55th minute. Tomás Arósio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomás Tulio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 61 minute of play. Evaristo Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Benicio Javiero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Benicio Javiero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Florencio Eguzki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Arósio. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florencio Eguzki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Bittencourt in the 75th minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amador Guipuzkoa got free with Tomás Arósio in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roberto Bittencourt in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benicio Javiero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomás Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Tulio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute, Paulo Renato Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Evaristo Loureiro fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toni Kroos MGZ™'s protests and gave Evaristo Loureiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th match minute, Toni Kroos MGZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Paulo Renato Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roque Peli struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Tomás Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético Nuevo Laredo. Atlético Nuevo Laredo played a much better game than Toni Kroos MGZ™ and deserved their victory. The Toni Kroos MGZ™ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.