U23 World League

arena Boca del Pozo
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Jeremias Gaueko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jimmy Estopinal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Igon was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Mariusz Rykaczewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Simon Igon made a huge save. Marino Grazia kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Karol Haskiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Sabin in the 10th minute of play. Marino Grazia might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Simon Igon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marino Grazia ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Marino Grazia came free, but Simon Igon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariusz Rykaczewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Simon Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karol Haskiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Bernal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Fausto Uxio made in the 23rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Teobaldo Bernal immediately put the ball in play. When Sacro Balompié's Tomás Sabin in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A. GUAYACO's goalie prevented a goal. Tomás Sabin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Karol Haskiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute Marino Grazia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Igon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karol Haskiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomás Sabin's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. With a little luck, Sacro Balompié's Simon Igon got control of the ball when Jimmy Estopinal tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 played minutes Sacro Balompié got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Márquez. In the 44th minute Marino Grazia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Igon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomás Sabin to make the kick off. Lorenzo Haimar made in the 54th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomás Sabin. Karol Haskiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Sabin in the 57th minute of play. When Marino Grazia came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the C.A. GUAYACO 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 Marino Grazia couldn't finish the play. When Sérgio Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A. GUAYACO's protests and gave Sérgio Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Marco Tardelli replaced Filiberto Ireno. Sérgio Silveira hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Marino Grazia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Igon having to interfere. Marino Grazia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Igon having to interfere. Simon Igon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Estopinal in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Sabin in the 77th minute of play forced C.A. GUAYACO's goalkeeper Karol Haskiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A. GUAYACO's Juan-Pablo Dorrial was substituted for Marino Grazia. Sacro Balompié's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomás Sabin in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Tomás Sabin lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Karol Haskiewicz. If Teobaldo Bernal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 minutes Sacro Balompié's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Johnny Arona who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Estopinal in the 90th minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Simon Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Sabin in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karol Haskiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 92 minutes, Teobaldo Bernal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sacro Balompié's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teobaldo Bernal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Sacro Balompié 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.