U23 World League

Río Grande
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Ivan Domenec made the kick off and thus started the match. Oihan Onis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Cristobal Iyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 4 minutes into the game, Hugo Mede was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tierra del Fuego FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Programayin the free kick. The supporters of Programayin booed when Tierra del Fuego FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Mede didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Denílson Colmenares fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Programayin's protests and gave Denílson Colmenares a yellow card for diving instead. Denílson Colmenares kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Saverio Orlo might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ortzi Aleja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saverio Orlo ran back to his position shaking his head. When Hugo Mede came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Tierra del Fuego FC 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 Hugo Mede couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the match, Celso Otsoko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ortzi Aleja, 1-0. In the 14th minute Santo Careaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Iyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Orlo in the 20th minute of play forced Programayin's goalkeeper Ortzi Aleja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tierra del Fuego FC's Hugo Mede got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Hugo Mede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saverio Orlo in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ortzi Aleja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47th minute Ivan Domenec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ortzi Aleja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santo Careaga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Ivan Domenec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ortzi Aleja was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Cristobal Iyan came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Programayin's Matteo Seda. But to his dismay, Matteo Seda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 63 played minutes Tierra del Fuego FC got a freekick which was hit by Celso Otsoko. Cristobal Iyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Careaga in the 64th minute of the match. Ivan Domenec charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Domenec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ivan Domenec hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ortzi Aleja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saverio Orlo went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Matteo Enriquez hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ortzi Aleja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saverio Orlo went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute, Fabian Rudolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Programayin booed when Tierra del Fuego FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Poncio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bonifacio Pecina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Cristobal Iyan made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Programayin players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tierra del Fuego FC.