U23 World League

Pucuysito
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Baba Ba took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ajax Colombiano getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rayman Rioseras hit a great ball. Agustin Avellaneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baba Ba in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Chupeño's Orti Abastas got a free kick in the 12th minute. Agustin Avellaneda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eguzki Montecino, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Agustin Avellaneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baba Ba in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Sportivo Chupeño getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ascencio Abechuco hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes, Ajax Colombiano's Errapel Aguiluz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda 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 Ajax Colombiano reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baba Ba in the 30th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivon Gasca in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Agustin Avellaneda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 36 minutes into the match, Ivon Gasca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustin Avellaneda. Sportivo Chupeño's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivon Gasca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Misael Abarca to make the kick off. Lorenz Ureta came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Chupeño's Misael Abarca. But to his dismay, Misael Abarca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 55 minutes into the match, Ajax Colombiano's Baba Ba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustin Avellaneda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56th play minute Ivon Gasca came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Agustin Avellaneda. 1-3. The supporters of Sportivo Chupeño booed when Ajax Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eguzki Montecino didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baba Ba in the 60th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Baba Ba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agustin Avellaneda was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Baba Ba sped through Sportivo Chupeño's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Agustin Avellaneda. In the 63rd minute Baba Ba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Avellaneda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenz Ureta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orti Abastas in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Ajax Colombiano's Baba Ba dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. In the 74th minute, Baba Ba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax Colombiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivon Gasca in the 76th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustin Avellaneda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivon Gasca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajax Colombiano's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Baba Ba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sportivo Chupeño's Misael Abarca got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivon Gasca's late challenge caught a Sportivo Chupeño's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivon Gasca helped the player get up and apologised. Lorenz Ureta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Misael Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax Colombiano's zone, Hugo Abajas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenz Ureta came out of the goal and Hugo Abajas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sportivo Chupeño's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Joppe Hvenegaard scored to the left of an out of position Agustin Avellaneda, making the score, 1-7. After some careless play in the Sportivo Chupeño defense, Baba Ba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agustin Avellaneda. The Sportivo Chupeño fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agustin Avellaneda should have stopped the shot. Ajax Colombiano's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.