U23 World League

La Garra del Tigre
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patricio Donio started the match with the kick off. RÖK's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Freddy Ireno 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After 6 played minutes RÖK got a freekick which was hit by Elivélton Cruz. In the 13th minute Patricio Donio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yan Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patricio Donio in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Freddy Ireno reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yan Pirani. The goal made the score 2-0. Yan Pirani made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Patricio Donio sent off a good shot on target. Yan Pirani came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Patricio Donio. But to his dismay, Patricio Donio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Luisito Tiadoro hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Basilio Ticho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Varela in the 28th minute of play. RÖK's Hamílton Proença got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atilano Foro got free with Yan Pirani in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Freddy Ireno kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yan Pirani. That made the score 5-0 in the 40 minute of play. RÖK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Luciano Etxatxu scored to the left of an out of position Yan Pirani, making the score, 6-0. 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 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Júlio Varela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yan Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Ireno in the 54th minute of the match. If Atilano Foro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilano Foro, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 59 minutes, Cesinha Marquez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RÖK and the Tigres Ñacuñán FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tigres Ñacuñán FC booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Marquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in RÖK's zone, Freddy Ireno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yan Pirani came out of the goal and Freddy Ireno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Júlio Varela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Basilio Ticho made a huge save. 70 minutes into the match, RÖK's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Donio came free, but Yan Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yan Pirani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Donio went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilano Foro, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilano Foro in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes, Patricio Donio made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. RÖK's Yan Pirani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute, Atilano Foro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute Patricio Donio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Freddy Ireno made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yan Pirani was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tigres Ñacuñán FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.