U23 World League

Estadio Resistencia
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doug Bermudez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Delmar Erramu's late challenge caught a Los Diablos Rojos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmar Erramu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th match minute, RÚSTICOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Erramu to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th match minute, RÚSTICOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Nuno to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute, Doug Bermudez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Itzaina was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Bortzaioriz during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abelardo Bortzaioriz hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes of play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Alfredo Belgrano made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogelio Barbosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfredo Belgrano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Rogelio Barbosa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leon Francesco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Itzaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doug Bermudez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogelio Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Belgrano, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 37 minutes, Fragiskos Koukoulekis made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Itzaina tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfredo Belgrano in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rogelio Barbosa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After recieving a nice pass, Los Diablos Rojos's Maximo Cloyo tried to score from far away in the 45th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Belgrano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Anacleto Perico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to RÚSTICOS F.C getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Anacleto Perico hit a great ball. Maximo Cloyo hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Rogelio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Telo in the 60th minute of play. Rogelio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Belgrano in the 67th minute of play. After 75 played minutes RÚSTICOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Anacleto Perico. 77 minutes into the match, Doug Bermudez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodrigo Itzaina, 1-4. The supporters of RÚSTICOS F.C booed when Los Diablos Rojos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fragiskos Koukoulekis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Alfredo Belgrano came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the RÚSTICOS F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfredo Belgrano couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Teodoro Hernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Belgrano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.