U23 World League

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Desiderio Restu started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Ubendu in the 2nd minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Julio Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 3 minutes, Saverio Froila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOS TRIPODES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saverio Froila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LOS TRIPODES's Marco Tulio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Jaen in the 13th minute of play. Julio Vasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Dunixi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Dunixi came free, but Julio Vasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When LOS TRIPODES's Esteve Elazar in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cremonese's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Elazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vasco had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Edgardo Dunixi's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cremonese's zone, Esteve Elazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vasco came out of the goal and Esteve Elazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeremias Ubendu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Gilberto Peru hit a great ball. Jeremias Ubendu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vasco having to interfere. After 53 played minutes Cremonese got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Restu. Julio Vasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Dunixi in the 53rd minute of the match. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Eustaquio Azibar hit a great ball. When Saverio Froila came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the LOS TRIPODES fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Saverio Froila couldn't finish the play. LOS TRIPODES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edgardo Dunixi in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Edgardo Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOS TRIPODES's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Dunixi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Arias in the 71st minute of play forced LOS TRIPODES's goalkeeper Marco Tulio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, LOS TRIPODES's Julio Vasco threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jeremias Ubendu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to LOS TRIPODES getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Uriel Batista hit a great ball. A collision led to LOS TRIPODES getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Uriel Batista hit a great ball. Jose Tab was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genaro Jaen in the 86th minute of play forced LOS TRIPODES's goalkeeper Marco Tulio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute of the match Cremonese got a corner. LOS TRIPODES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jose Tab ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jose Tab almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LOS TRIPODES's Marco Tulio did a great save. In the 91st minute, Gilberto Peru 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. With a little luck, Cremonese's Julio Vasco got control of the ball when Edgardo Dunixi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Despite being the better team, LOS TRIPODES failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.