U23 World League

El Teniente
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dave Efrayim took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Capo de Provincia's zone, Dave Efrayim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeronimo Avaria came out of the goal and Dave Efrayim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeronimo Avaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Efrayim, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Dave Efrayim might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeronimo Avaria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dave Efrayim ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Efrayim in the 11th minute of play forced Capo de Provincia's goalkeeper Jeronimo Avaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgilio Sal was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Efraín Soler capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Efraín Soler really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Virgilio Sal made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Efraín Soler sent off a good shot on target. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Próspero Imaz was slow to take the kick. During this time Capo de Provincia's players had a chance to rest. Capo de Provincia's Próspero Imaz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Virgilio Sal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dave Efrayim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeronimo Avaria having to make a save. Jeronimo Avaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Efrayim in the 25th minute of play. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Anibal Aresti managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bonifacio Salvatierra in the 26 minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Efrayim in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeronimo Avaria saved Capo de Provincia from getting behind. Virgilio Sal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Riquelme in the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Dave Efrayim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeronimo Avaria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 39 minutes into the game, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Dave Efrayim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeronimo Avaria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Virgilio Sal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efraín Soler in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Efraín Soler made the kick off in the second half. Virgilio Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efraín Soler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Capo de Provincia getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Pedro Hernández hit a great ball. In the 58th match minute, Capo de Provincia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Hernández to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Higinio Buinton managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Buinton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeronimo Avaria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeronimo Avaria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Higinio Buinton went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Pizarro during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Capo de Provincia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Pizarro to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Jeronimo Avaria threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Higinio Buinton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Nacho Fernandez was substituted for Horacio Eliazar. The throw-in from Juan Riquelme in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Anibal Aresti. Alfredo Oihan charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfredo Oihan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jeronimo Avaria came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Higinio Buinton. But to his dismay, Higinio Buinton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Jeronimo Avaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Higinio Buinton in the 84th minute of the match. Higinio Buinton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeronimo Avaria having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Higinio Buinton in the 87th minute of play forced Capo de Provincia's goalkeeper Jeronimo Avaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeronimo Avaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Buinton, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Chants of 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Capo de Provincia had held the ball for most of the match.