U23 World League

Leonardo Nayely
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Justino Feliz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The corner ended in Leopoldo Carranza almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Los Hornos's Julian Peruanton did a great save. A collision led to Los Hornos getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Freddy Cristofor hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Freddy Cristofor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Hornos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KяαdivÄch3 FC the free kick. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Los Hornos! With a little luck, KяαdivÄch3 FC's Teofilo Pinto got control of the ball when Paulo Opilano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Federico Illan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julian Peruanton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ciriaco Mateus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Julian Peruanton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Benicio Salvator made a precise shot to the right of Julian Peruanton. Los Hornos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 43rd match minute, KяαdivÄch3 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Silviano to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Illan to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Hilario Dei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, Los Hornos's goalkeeper Julian Peruanton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Carranza. Federico Illan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Julian Peruanton made a huge save. Los Hornos's Julian Peruanton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Los Hornos from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Los Hornos defense, Federico Illan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julian Peruanton. The Los Hornos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julian Peruanton should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Benicio Salvator notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Los Hornos's Julian Peruanton. Julian Peruanton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hilario Dei charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Dei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Los Hornos getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Hilario Dei hit a great ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Hornos's goalkeeper Julian Peruanton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Teofilo Pinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Opilano in the 79th minute of play. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Teofilo Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Opilano in the 80th minute of play. In the 85th minute Tadeo Gentza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Peruanton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Peruanton was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Zeledon Bermudo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zeledon Bermudo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Federico Illan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Julian Peruanton made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Federico Illan could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Julian Peruanton however easily saved by the left post. The Los Hornos fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. KяαdivÄch3 FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.