U23 World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klement Setara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Real Madrid's Radoslaw Charlap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Avalos in the 2nd minute of play. When Esteban Cambiasso fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curumalán AFC's protests and gave Esteban Cambiasso a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when Curumalán AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Cambiasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geronimo Gabrio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Klement Setara's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Real Madrid's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aureliusz Czeszejko in the 7th minute. Zygmunt Tokarczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Geronimo Gabrio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Chorche in the 15th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Radoslaw Charlap to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Klement Setara put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Geronimo Gabrio. Gabriel Avalos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klement Setara's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Geronimo Gabrio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Radoslaw Charlap stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Chorche's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Radoslaw Charlap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Avalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Chorche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Radoslaw Charlap tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Real Madrid getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Zygmunt Tokarczyk hit a great ball. The supporters of Curumalán AFC booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zygmunt Tokarczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Diego Chorche 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabriel Avalos made a kick off. Klement Setara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Avalos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radoslaw Charlap having to interfere. Radoslaw Charlap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Avalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aureliusz Czeszejko's late challenge caught a Curumalán AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aureliusz Czeszejko helped the player get up and apologised. Aureliusz Czeszejko hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Perico Perez 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. Radoslaw Charlap made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Avalos in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Stasio Nowacki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Madrid's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curumalán AFC the free kick. In the 63rd match minute, Real Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stasio Nowacki to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Gabriel Avalos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curumalán AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Avalos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radoslaw Charlap breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Chorche struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Radoslaw Charlap didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Curumalán AFC. Radoslaw Charlap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Avalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Klement Setara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Radoslaw Charlap had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Avalos. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Diego Chorche got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With his leg Radoslaw Charlap managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Curumalán AFC's Diego Chorche fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Klement Setara charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Klement Setara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Geronimo Gabrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Cuber in the 84th minute of play. Aureliusz Czeszejko made a great header on Real Madrid's corner, it was just that Curumalán AFC's Geronimo Gabrio managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Diego Chorche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radoslaw Charlap came out of the goal and Diego Chorche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Klement Setara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geronimo Gabrio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Many of Curumalán AFC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Curumalán AFC may have spent more time on the ball, but Real Madrid were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.