U23 World League

Est. Horacio Galdini
Spectators: 7368 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 50) C.A.Esparta's Mauro Astudillo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Putin Club - OFF got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Gonsalvo. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Conrao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinicio Fix made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Teodosio Raymundo sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the C.A.Esparta defense, Laureano Conrao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silverio Cordara. The C.A.Esparta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silverio Cordara should have stopped the shot. Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Lauaxeta in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Domingo Lauaxeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silverio Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Putin Club - OFF getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jacobo Hori hit a great ball. Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Lauaxeta in the 22nd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Putin Club - OFF's goalkeeper Vinicio Fix had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Astudillo. 28 minutes into the match, Laureano Conrao had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silverio Cordara. C.A.Esparta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laureano Conrao was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 30th minute, Nikša Posavec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikša Posavec succeeded in the game's 32nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Carolo Estefan kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Anastasio Nuno's late challenge caught a Putin Club - OFF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anastasio Nuno helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute of the match 林宁伟 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silverio Cordara skillfully saved the ball. After 40 minutes of play, Putin Club - OFF's Laureano Conrao made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silverio Cordara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Laureano Conrao scored 0-5 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Cordara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nikša Posavec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silverio Cordara having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nikša Posavec to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Astudillo in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vinicio Fix saved Putin Club - OFF from getting behind. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikša Posavec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Domingo Lauaxeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Conrao got free with Silverio Cordara in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lauaxeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A.Esparta's Silverio Cordara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save C.A.Esparta from getting a goal against them. C.A.Esparta's Silverio Cordara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikša Posavec in the 67th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Domingo Lauaxeta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Putin Club - OFF's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Lauaxeta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silverio Cordara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the match, Laureano Conrao notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of C.A.Esparta's Silverio Cordara. Silverio Cordara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Putin Club - OFF's Nikša Posavec got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Anastasio Nuno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikša Posavec kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Silverio Cordara. That made the score 0-7 in the 77 minute of play. Silverio Cordara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lauaxeta in the 79th minute of play. After 81 minutes C.A.Esparta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carolo Estefan who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Carolo Estefan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.A.Esparta's Silverio Cordara did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, Mauro Astudillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vinicio Fix. Putin Club - OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Astudillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Conrao in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, one of C.A.Esparta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C.A.Esparta. In the 89th minute there was a penalty for Putin Club - OFF. Carolo Estefan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Silverio Cordara. 1-8. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Conrao got free with Silverio Cordara in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Putin Club - OFF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.