U23 World League

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Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mikhail Guschin got the match started through his kick off. When Villa Mitre's Raul Cordarell in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galatasaray SK's goalie prevented a goal. Astor Shepherd hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Villa Mitre's Roman Montez got control of the ball when Danila Melnikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mikhail Guschin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Roman Montez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Montez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danila Melnikov in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Cordarell in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanislav Kaiturov saved Galatasaray SK from getting behind. Raul Cordarell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Kaiturov having to interfere. Stanislav Kaiturov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Shepherd in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Augusto Gaitan made a precise shot to the right of Stanislav Kaiturov. Galatasaray SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Villa Mitre's Raul Cordarell got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stanislav Kaiturov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Gaitan in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Villa Mitre getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Leandro Jenaro hit a great ball. Stanislav Kaiturov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Gaitan in the 40th minute of the match. Cayetano Aurre charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cayetano Aurre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Villa Mitre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Aurre to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raul Cordarell was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikhail Guschin during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Villa Mitre booed when Galatasaray SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Guschin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Villa Mitre booed when Galatasaray SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Guschin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Galatasaray SK's Fedor Litovchenko pulled a muscle in his leg after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Gaitan during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Augusto Gaitan hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Raul Cordarell in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stanislav Kaiturov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jonas Beltxe struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Stanislav Kaiturov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villa Mitre. Raul Cordarell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Stanislav Kaiturov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Villa Mitre's Raul Cordarell was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 72nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Raul Cordarells short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Stanislav Kaiturov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 80th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Kazachenkov to maneuver through the defense. When Astor Shepherd came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Villa Mitre 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 Astor Shepherd couldn't finish the play. Stanislav Kaiturov made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Raul Cordarell sent off a good shot on target. Augusto Gaitan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Stanislav Kaiturov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raul Cordarell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Galatasaray SK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Villa Mitre's performance. The match ended with a win for Villa Mitre.