U21 World League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucio Soin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Franco Armani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gogo Tipi in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute Alejo Lastur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Santos Borré scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodoro Gaufred, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Cuervo Loco FC's Franco Armani got control of the ball when Marcelino Ederono tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute, Damian Florin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Tomás Bianchi 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. Teodoro Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Santos Borré in the 28th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Kaplan's Franco Armani threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucio Soin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With 38 minutes on the clock, Anier Perrando commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Cuervo Loco FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kaplan:s goal. When Damian Florin fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaplan's protests and gave Damian Florin a yellow card for diving instead. After 42 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Damian Florin. Tomás Bianchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Teodoro Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes, Franco Mastantuono mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuervo Loco FC and the Kaplan players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Cuervo Loco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Mastantuono didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomás Bianchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Teodoro Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Bianchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rafael Santos Borré fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuervo Loco FC's protests and gave Rafael Santos Borré a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute, Rafael Santos Borré hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gogo Tipi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Cuervo Loco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Beila didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Damian Florin. After 72 played minutes Cuervo Loco FC got a freekick which was hit by Franco Mastantuono. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Lastur in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Tomás Bianchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Gaufred saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gogo Tipi made in the 87th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ivan Poncio. After having played for 91 minutes, Tomás Bianchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuervo Loco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Bianchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 92 minutes, Ivan Poncio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kaplan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivan Poncio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 94 played minutes Cuervo Loco FC got a freekick which was hit by Franco Mastantuono. Cuervo Loco FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Kaplan had controlled the match.