U23 World League

Urquiza Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Godofredo Benitez started the match with the kick off. Raul Sidoro hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. David Sendoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Vela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Ciceron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Samuel Buinton made a huge save. 6 minutes into the game, Jairo Vergaray was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viento Norte FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arthur Morgan´s Club the free kick. Jairo Vergaray kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Zeledon Dalmau kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Fabian Balendin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Sendoa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. If Maximino Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Arthur Morgan´s Club's goalkeeper Samuel Buinton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godofredo Benitez. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haroldo Etxatxu in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Sendoa saved Viento Norte FC from getting behind. Haroldo Etxatxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. David Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arthur Morgan´s Club's Samuel Buinton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Cutberto in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Arthur Morgan´s Club's Fabian Balendin got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Cutberto in the 32nd minute of play forced Arthur Morgan´s Club's goalkeeper Samuel Buinton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximino Vela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. David Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Buinton came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Viento Norte FC's Godofredo Benitez. But to his dismay, Godofredo Benitez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Viento Norte FC's Zeledon Dalmau got a free kick in the 40th minute. Arthur Morgan´s Club's Sergio Mergildo got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Haroldo Etxatxu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Viento Norte FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Reynaldo Weterio hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Viento Norte FC's Zeledon Dalmau got a free kick in the 54th minute. Fabian Balendin, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Andres Blanco hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Maximino Vela might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Sendoa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximino Vela ran back to his position shaking his head. Haroldo Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 64 minutes, Ariel Grigio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arthur Morgan´s Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ariel Grigio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Viento Norte FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Reynaldo Weterio hit a great ball. When Godofredo Benitez fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viento Norte FC's protests and gave Godofredo Benitez a yellow card for diving instead. If Haroldo Etxatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Zeledon Dalmau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Balendin in the 80th minute of play forced Viento Norte FC's goalkeeper David Sendoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Buinton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Vergaray in the 84th minute of the match. Haroldo Etxatxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Sendoa having to interfere. Ariel Grigio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Sendoa having to interfere. Arthur Morgan´s Club's Samuel Buinton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Cutberto in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Arthur Morgan´s Club's Fabian Balendin got a free kick in the 90th minute. Haroldo Etxatxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. David Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.