U21 World League

Juan Gilberto Funes
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Candido Lauro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eliseo Bilbo charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Bilbo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Eliseo Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teodosio Isauro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Candido Lauro went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 7th minute, Fernan Nerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Candido Lauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Gasteiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Candido Lauro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Teodosio Isauro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 17th minute Cleto Paio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Isauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, LOS MENTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Mosen to maneuver through the defense. LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Paio in the 22nd minute of play. Candido Lauro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cleto Paio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Teodosio Isauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Candido Lauro came free, but Teodosio Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseo Bilbo got his second yellow card in the match during the 39th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 39 played minutes LOS MENTI got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Bilbo. 45 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Candido Lauro came free, but Teodosio Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Candido Lauro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Teodosio Isauro made a huge save. In the 47th minute, Jose Gasteiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Esdras to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Atlético Argentino's Jonas Javiar got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Candido Lauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Isauro having to interfere. Teodosio Isauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Lauro, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. A collision led to LOS MENTI getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Benjamin Mosen hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Candido Lauro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Teodosio Isauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Lauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Paio in the 65th minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santo Anaya hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Candido Lauro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Argentino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Jose Gasteiz came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Atlético Argentino 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 Jose Gasteiz couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Paio in the 72nd minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes LOS MENTI got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Mosen. 88 minutes into the game, Venancio Rencio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOS MENTI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Argentino the free kick. After a rather tough play, LOS MENTI's Venancio Rencio got a free kick in the 88th minute. If Jose Gasteiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teodosio Isauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Lauro in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Lauro in the 96th minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 98 minutes LOS MENTI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose Gasteiz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Atlético Argentino's David Mattin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atlético Argentino had played much better football throughout.