U23 World League

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Oscar Blai started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of La Tribuna Tambien Juega booed when Cardiff City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Lorencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauricio Txerran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimiro Leobardo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Daunte to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Iztal in the 12th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Benjamin Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Leobardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Garci in the 14th minute of play. Edgard Estevez kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Vladimiro Leobardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Lobo in the 27th minute of the match. With 27 minutes on the clock, Paulo Lorencio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The crowd rose to their feet as La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Gerardo Garci slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vladimiro Leobardo. That made the score 1-0 after 30 minutes of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Geronimo Ignazio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Cardiff City FC's Lázaro Efraim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Bieito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Benjamin Bieito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Odon, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute Lázaro Efraim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Bieito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Bieito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Iztal, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geronimo Ignazio made a kick off. Eduardo Odon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Bieito having to make a save. 52 minutes into the match, Teo Iztal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benjamin Bieito, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Iztal in the 56th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Benjamin Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Lázaro Efraim lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Benjamin Bieito. In the 59th minute, Oscar Blai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimiro Leobardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Garci in the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to Cardiff City FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Lázaro Efraim hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute Gerardo Garci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Leobardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Lázaro Efraim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benjamin Bieito was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. In the 78th minute Bartolo Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Leobardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Teo Iztal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benjamin Bieito. The goal made the score 1-6. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save La Tribuna Tambien Juega from getting a goal against them. Teo Iztal charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teo Iztal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes Cardiff City FC got a freekick which was hit by Teo Iztal. 89 minutes into the match, Cardiff City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolo Salomon came free, but Vladimiro Leobardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Teo Iztal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benjamin Bieito. That made the score 1-7 in the 91 minute of play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Iztal in the 94th minute of play. Cardiff City FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.