U23 World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7970 (Terracing: 5979, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Noah Ortiz got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Ren Xi Chen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustina Ortiz. Dep. Moron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ren Xi Chen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Agustina Ortiz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ren Xi Chen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Bender, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustina Ortiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dep. Moron's goalie prevented a goal. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dep. Moron's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ren Xi Chen was slow to take the kick. During this time April 25 SC's players had a chance to rest. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Bender in the 29th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in April 25 SC's zone, Noah Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergio Romero came out of the goal and Noah Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 36th minute of play forced Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Agustina Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ren Xi Chen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Agustina Ortiz made a huge save. Ren Xi Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Agustina Ortiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ren Xi Chen. Färhad Cämilov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Bender in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramiro James to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Dominic McGuire in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by April 25 SC's Victorio Zabalo. Ren Xi Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Agustina Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. April 25 SC's Benito Marques was substituted for Ionel Zărnescu. Agustina Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Ren Xi Chen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save April 25 SC from getting a goal against them. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Ortiz in the 65th minute of play. April 25 SC made a substitution. Michel Platini replaced Antoni Augustyn. Stanton Cash's late challenge caught a April 25 SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanton Cash helped the player get up and apologised. Stanton Cash hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Agustina Ortiz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in April 25 SC reached it. After 77 played minutes, April 25 SC's Cristo Marques shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Agustina Ortiz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in April 25 SC reached it. Mario Grana hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Ramiro James was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. April 25 SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dep. Moron the free kick. In the 78th match minute, April 25 SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro James to maneuver through the defense. In the 80thth minute of the game Dennis Bender who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but April 25 SC's Sergio Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A nice corner shot did that Dominic McGuire got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sergio Romero quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Ren Xi Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot. April 25 SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ren Xi Chen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agustina Ortiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Agustina Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 87th minute of the match. Agustina Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ren Xi Chen's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Dep. Moron's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.