U23 World League

Juan Domingo Ladron
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gualterio Niguel started the match with the kick off. Atilano Pirmin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julian Alva went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Atilano Pirmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Leoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Medievales's Baltasar Jayvier got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Deportivo Medievales's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Alva came free, but Atilano Pirmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Leonardo Chumo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atilano Pirmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute Deportivo Medievales were awarded a corner. Gualterio Niguel went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Chumo in the 17th minute of play forced Deportivo Medievales's goalkeeper Atilano Pirmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Deportivo Medievales defense, Leonardo Chumo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atilano Pirmin. The Deportivo Medievales fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atilano Pirmin should have stopped the shot. 21 minutes into the game, Leonardo Chumo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LA MAQUINA F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Medievales the free kick. A collision led to LA MAQUINA F.C getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Leonardo Chumo hit a great ball. Leonardo Chumo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 28 played minutes Deportivo Medievales got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Mino. In the 29th minute of the match Bonifacio Gregory shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Atilano Pirmin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gualterio Niguel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gao Chao Jing firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 45th minute, Isidro Mon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bonifacio Gregory came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the LA MAQUINA F.C 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 Bonifacio Gregory couldn't finish the play. The Deportivo Medievales players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LA MAQUINA F.C were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Alva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Deportivo Medievales got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin George. In the 54th minute, Bonifacio Gregory 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. In the 57th match minute, LA MAQUINA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Leoni to maneuver through the defense. Deportivo Medievales's Gualterio Niguel got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonas Ramos scored 1-2 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gao Chao Jing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Clemente Mino kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Deportivo Medievales's goalkeeper Atilano Pirmin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Leoni. After a defensive mix-up in LA MAQUINA F.C's zone, Gualterio Niguel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gao Chao Jing came out of the goal and Gualterio Niguel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 74 minutes, Marco Leoni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA MAQUINA F.C and the Deportivo Medievales players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Deportivo Medievales booed when LA MAQUINA F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Leoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gao Chao Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Deportivo Medievales getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Clemente Mino hit a great ball. Basilio Azevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Atilano Pirmin made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 81 minutes into the game, when Carlos Alberto Otamendi put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in LA MAQUINA F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Deportivo Medievales a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gualterio Niguel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LA MAQUINA F.C's Gao Chao Jing. 2-2. LA MAQUINA F.C's Gao Chao Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Niguel in the 88th minute of play. The LA MAQUINA F.C players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Deportivo Medievales from taking control. The game ends in a draw.