U23 World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 8021 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Pedro Ochoa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Generoso Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Scocco in the 2nd minute of play. In the 8th minute Leopoldo Luque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Gonzalez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka defense, Leopoldo Luque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Gonzalez. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Gonzalez should have stopped the shot. Marcelo Barovero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 13th minute. Generoso Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Luque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Hatta Baso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Generoso Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Scocco, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Pedro Ochoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Marcelo Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Ochoa came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Luque came free, but Generoso Gonzalez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Luque came free, but Generoso Gonzalez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River CBBA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Bengt-Arne Åberg scored to the left of an out of position Marcelo Barovero, making the score, 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leopoldo Luque stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Generoso Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 50th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 54th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Ochoa came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Pedro Ochoa made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Barovero. River CBBA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi was substituted for Bengt-Arne Åberg. 66 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River CBBA made a substitution. He Yi replaced Khairul Swee. In the 82nd match minute, River CBBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hatta Baso to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Hatta Baso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hatta Baso's late challenge caught a Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hatta Baso helped the player get up and apologised. Hatta Baso hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 87th minute of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Generoso Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Ruben in the 92nd minute of play. After 95 played minutes River CBBA got a freekick which was hit by Filipo Abeita. 98 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Ochoa came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The River CBBA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.