U23 World League

Estadio Doña Beija
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauricio Amato took the kick off in the first half of the match. Armando Unax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selman Ruzi in the 2nd minute of the match. After 3 minutes, Aaron Hulberto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Hijos de Doña Beija and the Reko-Recko 03™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Amato, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Falcão in the 10th minute of play forced Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Armando Unax to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Carlos Eduardo Donatello threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aaron Hulberto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Mauricio Amato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. When Selman Ruzi, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 15 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Armando Unax was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Amato came free, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Los Hijos de Doña Beija were awarded a corner. Fidel Maiorga went to the cornerflag to take it. 20 minutes into the game, Camilo Fresnedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Armando Unax was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Federico Valverde took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Unax. Armando Unax dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 39th minute, Celso Berart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 47 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Falcão. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Robinho Falcão made the kick off in the second half. Reko-Recko 03™ were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Los Hijos de Doña Beija's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gal Van took the corner. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Amato, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 63 minutes Reko-Recko 03™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fidel Maiorga who took care of the corner kick. Fidel Maiorga made a great header on Los Hijos de Doña Beija's corner, it was just that Reko-Recko 03™'s Carlos Eduardo Donatello managed to reach the ball for a save. Domingo Salvidor hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Cabezon in the 70th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Hortêncio Rosa. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dale Cabezon in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Eduardo Donatello saved Reko-Recko 03™ from getting behind. In the 85th match minute, Reko-Recko 03™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giuseppe de Souza to maneuver through the defense. Armando Unax made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe de Souza in the 91st minute of play. After 93 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Falcão. In the 94th minute Dale Cabezon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Reko-Recko 03™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.