U23 World League

La Polvera de Boca
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelino Bernard kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Chus in the 3rd minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Filiberto Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Fidele stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cipriano Chus's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Shi Jian Song charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shi Jian Song the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Shi Jian Song hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, AC Ony's Cisco Rubial got control of the ball when Gerardo Oalo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Feng Qian Chao came free, but Filiberto Fidele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Illart kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Filiberto Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donald Tusk, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Shi Jian Song managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Ony's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Jian Song was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filiberto Fidele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute Donald Tusk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filiberto Fidele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Donald Tusk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filiberto Fidele was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 37th minute El Retorno de Palermo were awarded a corner. Aaron Cebo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led El Retorno de Palermo's Aaron Cebo to fire away a dangerous shot which Cisco Rubial despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. AC Ony's Cisco Rubial couldn't get a good grip on the ball when Aaron Cebo shot the distance nicking the right pole and went into goal in the 38th minute, 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciprian Caba to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Ony's Ernest Arseanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filiberto Fidele. That made the score 1-1 after 52 minutes of play. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Mikeldi in the 59th minute of play. El Retorno de Palermo's Filiberto Fidele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donald Tusk in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Shi Jian Song who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Retorno de Palermo's Filiberto Fidele was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Filiberto Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donald Tusk in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, El Retorno de Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Huly to maneuver through the defense. AC Ony made a substitution. Albérico Lameiras replaced Donald Tusk. AC Ony's Ciprian Milan was substituted for Shi Jian Song. A collision led to El Retorno de Palermo getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Astor Huly hit a great ball. Filiberto Fidele stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciprian Milan's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, AC Ony's Ciprian Milan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filiberto Fidele narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot 76 in the game by Ciprian Milan from a close distance when the talented Filiberto Fidele managed to make a qualified save. El Retorno de Palermo's players were relieved. Ciprian Milan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filiberto Fidele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Ciprian Milan notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of El Retorno de Palermo's Filiberto Fidele. Filiberto Fidele was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Ciprian Milan took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Filiberto Fidele to make any attempt to save it. Ciprian Milan in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Filiberto Fidele, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.