U23 World League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaroslaw Rawa kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dali Valdez in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bartlomiej Sala saved Green Dragons Reaktywacja from getting behind. A collision led to LA LUZ F.C. getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tata González hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Green Dragons Reaktywacja's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Sala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mala Lech. Bartlomiej Sala made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Mala Lech sent off a good shot on target. Mala Lech who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Bartlomiej Sala when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bartlomiej Sala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dali Valdez in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Dali Valdez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA LUZ F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Dali Valdez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Bartlomiej Sala when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Witold Orszak notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of LA LUZ F.C.'s Jonatan Venerando. Jonatan Venerando was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonatan Venerando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Pilarczyk in the 23rd minute of play. Mala Lech sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Alfonso Espino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jaroslaw Rawa came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Green Dragons Reaktywacja 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 Jaroslaw Rawa couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the match, LA LUZ F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Bury came free, but Jonatan Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes LA LUZ F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Konrad Tepper who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Witold Orszak getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jonatan Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaroslaw Rawa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Bartlomiej Sala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dali Valdez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

LA LUZ F.C.'s Isaac Abreu was substituted for Julio-César Montero Castillo. The wind increased when Dali Valdez made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Green Dragons Reaktywacja getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Norbert Pilarczyk hit a great ball. Bartlomiej Sala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dali Valdez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartlomiej Sala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dali Valdez in the 59th minute of play. After 61 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tata González. After 64 minutes, Dali Valdez made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonatan Venerando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Bury in the 69th minute of the match. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dali Valdez in the 70th minute of play. Jonatan Venerando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norbert Pilarczyk's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Jaroslaw Rawa got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LA LUZ F.C.'s Jonatan Venerando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Pilarczyk in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Sebastian Bury got a free kick in the 81st minute. Bartlomiej Sala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Truylos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonatan Venerando made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Jaroslaw Rawa sent off a good shot on target. In the 88thth minute of the game Dali Valdez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 89 minutes Green Dragons Reaktywacja's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tata González who took care of the corner kick. The corner led LA LUZ F.C.'s Tata González to fire away a dangerous shot which Bartlomiej Sala despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Norbert Pilarczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the match, Green Dragons Reaktywacja's goal looked a bit too open when Dali Valdez came free, but Bartlomiej Sala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dali Valdez in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartlomiej Sala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the Green Dragons Reaktywacja players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LA LUZ F.C..