U23 World League

Urquiza Arena
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Song Jun kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Song Jun in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Sendoa saved Viento Norte FC from getting behind. In the 5th minute Sergey Filchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Sendoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Godofredo Benitez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viento Norte FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Benitez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lilcho Arsov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Sendoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Filchev in the 12th minute of the match. Santo Cutberto in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lilcho Arsov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. David Sendoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Filchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavril Gevechanov in the 21st minute of play forced Viento Norte FC's goalkeeper David Sendoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Ciceron during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Ricardo Ciceron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Sendoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Filchev in the 25th minute of play. Viento Norte FC's David Sendoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Jun in the 27th minute of play. After 31 played minutes Viento Norte FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Sidoro. The audience was convinced that Santo Cutberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilcho Arsov was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Santo Cutberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lilcho Arsov having to interfere. Gavril Gevechanov scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Sendoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Viento Norte FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VN Keleler were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santo Cutberto to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Viento Norte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Ciceron to maneuver through the defense. After 52 minutes of play, VN Keleler's Sergey Filchev made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Sendoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute, Godofredo Benitez 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. Gavril Gevechanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but David Sendoa made a huge save. Sergey Filchev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Sendoa firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 59thth minute of the game Godofredo Benitez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN Keleler's Lilcho Arsov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VN Keleler's zone, Godofredo Benitez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilcho Arsov came out of the goal and Godofredo Benitez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Sendoa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Song Jun's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. David Sendoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavril Gevechanov in the 73rd minute of play. In the 79th minute, Sergey Filchev made a precise shot to the right of David Sendoa. Viento Norte FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When Daniel Dragnev fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN Keleler's protests and gave Daniel Dragnev a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Dragnev kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. If Godofredo Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andres Blanco kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 90th play minutes Song Jun shot 0-4, a short shot which went by David Sendoa and just under the crossbar into goal.