U23 World League

Astros Argentinos
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 162) Luca Savino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A sloppy throw-in by Marco Oliviero in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kickers United's Benjamin Vandekerkhove. If Luca Savino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tobias Faro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Savino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 minutes of play, Kickers United's Luca Savino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobias Faro was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Kickers United's Cederik Huts got control of the ball when Sergio Cordairo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tobias Faro came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Kickers United's Luca Savino. But to his dismay, Luca Savino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If Luca Savino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Social y Dep. Patagonia's Tobias Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Savino in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Social y Dep. Patagonia's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Savino came free, but Tobias Faro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes Social y Dep. Patagonia got a freekick which was hit by Jose Garikoitz. Luca Savino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Faro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Sergio Cordairo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cederik Huts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cederik Huts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ioan Şerban, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Social y Dep. Patagonia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomás Firmin was slow to take the kick. During this time Kickers United's players had a chance to rest. Kickers United's Tomás Firmin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tobias Faro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 41 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goalkeeper Cederik Huts had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ioan Şerban. 45 minutes into the game, Social y Dep. Patagonia's Ioan Şerban nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cederik Huts made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Social y Dep. Patagonia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kickers United were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ioan Şerban to make the kick off. Sergio Raymundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cederik Huts having to interfere. After some careless play in the Social y Dep. Patagonia defense, Luca Savino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Faro. The Social y Dep. Patagonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Faro should have stopped the shot. Tobias Faro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Savino in the 64th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Maquiano got free with Tobias Faro in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Olaf Kochowski put in a rough tackle. In the 68th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Kochowski to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Kickers United getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Olaf Kochowski hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Emiliano Lop in the 71st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Cederik Huts's left hand side. With a little luck, Social y Dep. Patagonia's Tobias Faro got control of the ball when Dionisio Gartzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cederik Huts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Dely Valdés in the 81st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Social y Dep. Patagonia's Sergio Raymundo got a free kick in the 90th minute. Kickers United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.