U21 World League

Monumental
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfonso Frisco started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 defense, Alfonso Frisco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezequiel Centurión should have stopped the shot. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】! 13 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Berasko came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moises Berasko's late challenge caught a La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moises Berasko helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 booed when Berserkers FC Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Berasko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Alfonso Frisco made a precise shot to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a rather tough play, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Horacio Jusepe got a free kick in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Frisco came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moises Berasko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Centurión read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's zone, Alfonso Frisco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Centurión came out of the goal and Alfonso Frisco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Frisco in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Centurión prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Nahuel Dominguez fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's protests and gave Nahuel Dominguez a yellow card for diving instead. Berserkers FC Ψ's Ricardo Firmin was substituted for Teo Beltza. With 47 minutes on the clock, Ezequiel Ledesma commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Berserkers FC Ψ's Ezequiel Ledesma got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natalio Bikendi to make the kick off. Berserkers FC Ψ's Alan Berse managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nahuel Dominguez in the 60 minute of the game. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miroslav Kloss in the 64th minute of the match. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Kloss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 82 minutes, Narciso Jeraldo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 and the Berserkers FC Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Jeraldo to maneuver through the defense. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Cosme Indartsu was substituted for Miroslav Kloss. Narciso Jeraldo hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute Moises Berasko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.