U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Mateo Pellegrino made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes, Carolo Ovando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting de Gijón and the 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carolo Ovando didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Kauan de Barros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting de Gijón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín the free kick. After 5 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Kauan de Barros. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo-Ernesto Gottardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santo Mendebal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wes Lieckens in the 11th minute. After 14 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Pellegrino. Guido Carrillo struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Sergio Romero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín. Sporting de Gijón's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Carrillo in the 22nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elpidio Bixintxo during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Bixintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 25th minute of the game was made by Kauan de Barros with Beto Márcico as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 26th minute, Kauan de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Bixintxo to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute Guido Carrillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beto Márcico could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Santo Mendebal made a huge save. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Pellegrino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Kauan de Barros. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guido Carrillo in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Romero saved Sporting de Gijón from getting behind. After 42 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Kauan de Barros. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto Márcico got free with Santo Mendebal in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elpidio Bixintxo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albino Cordarryl during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albino Cordarryl didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Guido Carrillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sergio Romero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sporting de Gijón's Celestino Illart was substituted for Pascual Tipi. Sporting de Gijón's attentive Angel Di Maria managed to snatch the ball when Federico Juchum made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. Angel Di Maria kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Guido Carrillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Sergio Romero made a huge save. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta was substituted for Guido Carrillo. Elpidio Bixintxo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santo Mendebal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Leonardo Godoy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Angel Di Maria in the 86 minute of the game. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's attentive Albino Cordarryl managed to snatch the ball when Angel Di Maria made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Albino Cordarryl managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters rose to their feet, but Albino Cordarryl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 minutes of play, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santo Mendebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Bixintxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batistuta in the 97th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.