U23 World League

Olimpico De Legenz
Spectators: 8154 (Terracing: 6117, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Romelu Lukaku got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Patricio Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣PS2 FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Rey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roque Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Roque Loyola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patricio Rey might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roque Loyola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Rey ran back to his position shaking his head. Roque Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Rey in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 18th minute of play forced 【E ➣PS2 FC's goalkeeper Armando Velas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romelu Lukaku might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Velas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romelu Lukaku ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 24th minute of play forced 【E ➣PS2 FC's goalkeeper Armando Velas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Romelu Lukaku made a precise shot to the right of Armando Velas. 【E ➣PS2 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Armando Velas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 30th minute of the match. Baltasar Artolozaga charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Artolozaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Roque Loyola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armando Velas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romelu Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A sloppy throw-in by Pablo Berro in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Baltasar Artolozaga. After a defensive mix-up in 【E ➣PS2 FC's zone, Romelu Lukaku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Velas came out of the goal and Romelu Lukaku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After 51 minutes of play ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Baltasar Artolozaga was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 52nd match minute, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Artolozaga to maneuver through the defense. After 52 played minutes ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Artolozaga. A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Pablo Berro with Nicolas Pirro as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣PS2 FC's Pablo Berro got a free kick in the 59th minute. Armando Velas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romelu Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 【E ➣PS2 FC's Genaro Di Santi was substituted for Patricio Rey. A throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game was made by Pablo Berro with Cezary Piczak as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 66 minutes ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salvador Naelio who took care of the corner kick. In the 67th match minute, 【E ➣PS2 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Berro to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 69th minute of play forced 【E ➣PS2 FC's goalkeeper Armando Velas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Velas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureo Volante, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Genaro Di Santi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Roque Loyola made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Genaro Di Santi managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣PS2 FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Genaro Di Santi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roque Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78 played minutes 【E ➣PS2 FC got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Berro. Nicolas Pirro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Salvador Naelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Roque Loyola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genaro Di Santi. 【E ➣PS2 FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.