U23 World League

Unreal Stadium
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leo Bernard made the kick off which started today's match. Rodolfo Trigo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes of play, Tierra del Fuego FC's Angelo Iturri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genílson Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristobal Iyan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Bernard in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan got control of the ball when Leo Bernard tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Iturri came free, but Genílson Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Irreal Madrid's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Angelo Iturri was slow to take the kick. During this time Tierra del Fuego FC's players had a chance to rest. Orlando Dabi got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Amado Ibar. Genílson Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Orlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Gomes lost his temper 29 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 30 played minutes Irreal Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Gomes. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Genílson Simões, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Genílson Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Iturri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Irreal Madrid's Leo Bernard got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leo Bernard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Siqueira hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Saverio Orlo got free with Genílson Simões in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the game, Tierra del Fuego FC's Saverio Orlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Genílson Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Cristobal Iyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Bernard in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Dario Orlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Leo Bernard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristobal Iyan was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 72ndth minute of the game Leo Bernard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tierra del Fuego FC's Cristobal Iyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Bernard in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristobal Iyan saved Tierra del Fuego FC from getting behind. Irreal Madrid's Genílson Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Erlantz in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Orlan in the 80th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Genílson Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes Tierra del Fuego FC got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Francis. After having played for 86 minutes, Leo Bernard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Irreal Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Bernard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristobal Iyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Bernard in the 89th minute of the match. After 95 played minutes Irreal Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Zonta. Tierra del Fuego FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.