U23 World League

Sangre Combativa
Spectators: 8077 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) In the 3rd minute, Héctor Mainer made a precise shot to the right of Uriel Furman. Bulldog 07's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Achtung Babies's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Rami came free, but Eurico Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Héctor Mainer in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uriel Furman saved Bulldog 07 from getting behind. When Achtung Babies's Héctor Mainer in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulldog 07's goalie prevented a goal. 14 minutes into the match, Bulldog 07's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Sayveon came free, but Uriel Furman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achtung Babies were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Bulldog 07's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Osvaldo Sayveon took the corner. 16 minutes into the match, Bulldog 07's goal looked a bit too open when Héctor Mainer came free, but Uriel Furman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Furman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Héctor Mainer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Fausto Astigar hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Uriel Furman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Héctor Mainer's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Bulldog 07's Bernabe Favila got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 23 minutes, Sing Desender mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bulldog 07 and the Achtung Babies players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sing Desender kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Héctor Mainer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uriel Furman having to interfere. The throw-in from Fausto Astigar in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Achtung Babies's Jan Falkiewicz. In the 39th match minute, Bulldog 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Jenaro to maneuver through the defense. When Héctor Mainer came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Achtung Babies 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 Héctor Mainer couldn't finish the play. Héctor Mainer might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Uriel Furman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Héctor Mainer ran back to his position shaking his head. Uriel Furman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor Mainer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Héctor Mainer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Achtung Babies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Serafin Olo made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Achtung Babies's Jan Falkiewicz got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute, Achtung Babies's Héctor Mainer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. After 64 minutes of play Bulldog 07's Fausto Astigar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Bulldog 07's Camilo Fernendo was substituted for Serafin Olo. Achtung Babies made a substitution. Kobi Usabiaga replaced Héctor Mainer. After 65 played minutes Bulldog 07 got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Astigar. Uriel Furman made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Kobi Usabiaga sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the game, Hernan Llorian threw the ball into play from the sideline. Achtung Babies's Jan Falkiewicz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Uriel Furman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kobi Usabiaga's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Enzo Díaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Kobi Usabiaga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Achtung Babies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. When the match was over Achtung Babies could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bulldog 07 throughout the match.