U23 World League

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) After 3 minutes of play, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Beto Márcico made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthieu Abelard was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute, Benjamin Barfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Márcico, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Márcico, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Matthieu Abelard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Márcico in the 24th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Keith Knightley got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Beto Márcico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthieu Abelard was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Godfredo Nataniel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute Isaac Kauldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthieu Abelard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Godfredo Nataniel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Saturnino Tohias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Asesinos Por Naturaleza from getting a goal against them. Domingo Hernando hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Leandro Cordaro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Benjamin Barfield in the 41 minute of the game. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Saturnino Tohias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Asesinos Por Naturaleza from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Keith Knightley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético de Newell's supporters rose to their feet, but Keith Knightley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saturnino Tohias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beto Márcico made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's goal looked a bit too open when Olly Nethercot came free, but Saturnino Tohias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ken Roberts hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Esteve Nerio came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Asesinos Por Naturaleza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Esteve Nerio couldn't finish the play. Matthieu Abelard was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Beto Márcico showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 61 minute of play. Greg Bastow sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keith Knightley struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Saturnino Tohias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Atlético de Newell. Matthieu Abelard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Márcico in the 71st minute of play. After 77 minutes, Benjamin Barfield mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atlético de Newell and the Asesinos Por Naturaleza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benjamin Barfield hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Saverio Etxeberri kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes, Club Atlético de Newell's Olly Nethercot shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Saturnino Tohias 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 Club Atlético de Newell reached it. In the 89th minute, Saverio Etxeberri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Asesinos Por Naturaleza eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.