U23 World League

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Talleres's Ariel Burko 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. If Ariel Burko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prospero Oriche charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prospero Oriche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Magnifico FC - FSCMZ booed when Talleres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Oriche didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Talleres's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Vasconcelos came free, but Albino Nofre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Talleres's Albino Nofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Linhares in the 11th minute of play. Nestor Paraibano came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Talleres's Ariel Burko. But to his dismay, Ariel Burko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Alejo Jerardo fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talleres's protests and gave Alejo Jerardo a yellow card for diving instead. Alejo Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Prospero Oriche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talleres's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prospero Oriche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestor Paraibano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Talleres's Ariel Burko shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Magnifico FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Richard Linhares hit a great ball. Albino Nofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Bertassi in the 32nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ defense, Mateo Marino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestor Paraibano. The Magnifico FC - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestor Paraibano should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Orlando Bertassi got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Nestor Paraibano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ariel Burko went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

After 50 played minutes Magnifico FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Bertassi. A collision led to Talleres getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Prospero Oriche hit a great ball. Albino Nofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Bertassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Albino Nofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Bertassi in the 58th minute of play. Richard Linhares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albino Nofre having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Burko in the 69th minute of play forced Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Nestor Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Nofre was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Orlando Bertassi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Orlando Bertassi really showed his touch with that goal: 5-1. In the 78th minute, Richard Linhares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Magnifico FC - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Alexandre Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Richard Linhares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albino Nofre was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Alexandre Vasconcelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.