U23 World League

La Garra del Tigre
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zarbonin Sotuela took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes GreenUnited got a freekick which was hit by Elija Andres. 8 minutes into the game, Constantino Ledesma recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Xalbador Gamiz. Constantino Ledesma showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Freddy Ireno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xalbador Gamiz having to interfere. Xalbador Gamiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Constantino Ledesma went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Patricio Donio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xalbador Gamiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Constantino Ledesma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xalbador Gamiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Patricio Donio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Xalbador Gamiz. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Donio in the 29th minute of play. When Zarbonin Sotuela fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GreenUnited's protests and gave Zarbonin Sotuela a yellow card for diving instead. Xalbador Gamiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Donio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Tigres Ñacuñán FC booed when GreenUnited was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eli Villalobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Luciano Etxatxu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xalbador Gamiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. 47 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Donio came free, but Xalbador Gamiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patricio Donio was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Constantino Ledesma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigres Ñacuñán FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 62 minutes into the game, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Patricio Donio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xalbador Gamiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. After some careless play in the GreenUnited defense, Patricio Donio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xalbador Gamiz. The GreenUnited fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xalbador Gamiz should have stopped the shot. GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Donio in the 69th minute of play. Tigres Ñacuñán FC were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after GreenUnited's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisito Tiadoro took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Luisito Tiadoro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Xalbador Gamiz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Xalbador Gamiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Donio in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Elija Andres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elija Andres kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Ireno in the 78th minute of play forced GreenUnited's goalkeeper Xalbador Gamiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xalbador Gamiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of Tigres Ñacuñán FC booed when GreenUnited was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eli Villalobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Ireno came free, but Xalbador Gamiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Ledesma came free, but Xalbador Gamiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Freddy Ireno got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Xalbador Gamiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Donio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tigres Ñacuñán FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.