U23 World League

Templo Calado
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Ajax Colombiano's Baba Ba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Ajax Colombiano's Ivon Gasca in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Ajax Colombiano booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Totín De Leon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivon Gasca, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Baba Bas short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Sergio Gutierrez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 21st minute Totín De Leon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenz Ureta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Escalona in the 23rd minute of play forced Ajax Colombiano's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baba Ba got free with Sergio Gutierrez in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivon Gasca in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Gutierrez saved ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Baba Ba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ajax Colombiano's Lorenz Ureta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 36th minute of play. Sergio Gutierrez made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Baba Ba sent off a good shot on target. Sergio Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivon Gasca, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Lorenz Ureta came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Diómedes Rodriguez. But to his dismay, Diómedes Rodriguez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Zheko Kraychev kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Sergio Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Ba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Guillermo Escalona hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Guillermo Escalona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ajax Colombiano's Ivon Gasca in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie prevented a goal. Sergio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amado Ba in the 72nd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Ajax Colombiano's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Totín De Leon. Lorenz Ureta made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Diómedes Rodriguez sent off a good shot on target. Zheko Kraychev hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Errapel Aguiluz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sergio Gutierrez. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sergio Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Ba, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Amado 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: 2-1. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Miguel Pimentel hit a great ball. Sergio Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivon Gasca in the 93rd minute of the match. Ajax Colombiano's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.