U23 World League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tadeo Asier started the match with the kick off. Tadeo Asier did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Agustin Avellaneda 8 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Misael Abarca came free, but Silvio Benino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Abajas came free, but Silvio Benino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Chupeño from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Sportivo Chupeño getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Orti Abastas hit a great ball. The C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Tadeo Asier looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tadeo Asier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Avellaneda having to interfere. With a little luck, Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda got control of the ball when Arnoldo Garin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Tadeo Asier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Agustin Avellaneda. That made the score 3-0 in the 23 minute of play. Agustin Avellaneda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Asier in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orti Abastas in the 42nd minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ildefonso Abaunza hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Garin got free with Agustin Avellaneda in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ascencio Abechuco in the 47th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Misael Abarca to make the kick off. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ were furious when Paulo Argi was red carded, 51 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Paulo Argi got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Sportivo Chupeño's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeo Asier came free, but Agustin Avellaneda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Chupeño's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eugenio Peio was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's players had a chance to rest. Silvio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Misael Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Sportivo Chupeño's Misael Abarca ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Silvio Benino. Silvio Benino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Silvio Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ascencio Abechuco in the 65th minute of play. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Asier in the 67th minute of play. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Asier in the 70th minute of play. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Asier in the 72nd minute of play. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Tomas Gabirel replaced Rodolfo Enaut. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Chupeño's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eugenio Peio was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Misael Abarca in the 76th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Peio in the 84th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sportivo Chupeño players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ.