U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angel Di Maria got the match started through his kick off. Laurids Baylund was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Angel Di Maria showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Brennan Johnson kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Fausto George stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santos Borre's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Fausto George stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santos Borre's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evaristo Macerio during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes DESTROY got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Macerio. Laurids Baylund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Robert Söderlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto George having to interfere. Sporting de Gijón's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauro Perez in the 24th minute. The corner ended in Mauro Perez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but DESTROY's Laurids Baylund did a great save. Sporting de Gijón's Fausto George played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brennan Johnson in the 28th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Angel Di Maria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting de Gijón's supporters rose to their feet, but Angel Di Maria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurids Baylund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the game, one of Sporting de Gijón:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fausto George had in the 42ndth minute some difficulties stopping Evaristo Macerio's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Laurids Baylund had great luck who in the 46thth minute grab hold of the ball when Mauro Perez from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Fausto George showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brennan Johnson in the 55th minute of the match. Sporting de Gijón's Fausto George proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting de Gijón from getting a goal against them. Bonifacio Oliverio kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. DESTROY made a substitution. Per-Erik Vesterberg replaced Armando Maradona. Bonifacio Oliverio hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Santos Borre came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the DESTROY 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 Santos Borre couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Söderlund during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DESTROY getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Robert Söderlund hit a great ball. After 64 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Perez. The supporters of DESTROY booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos-Alberto Rojo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fausto George showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Borre, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, DESTROY's Per-Erik Vesterberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Sporting de Gijón's Omar Etor was substituted for Wilfredo Etxahun. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Santos Borre managed to get in a good position for a shot. DESTROY's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Borre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto George breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Per-Erik Vesterberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto George was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. When Santos Borre came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the DESTROY 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 Santos Borre couldn't finish the play. Fausto George made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Santos Borre sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of DESTROY booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos-Alberto Rojo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos Borre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. DESTROY played a much better game than Sporting de Gijón and deserved their victory. The Sporting de Gijón players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.