U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Washington Valente got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Rebelution's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Gol came free, but Desiderio Chorache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Antonio Gol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Desiderio Chorache. Rebelution's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Gol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 7th minute, Ivo Männik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualter Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. Rebelution's Zacarias Natanael shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dida Freire but with some difficulty. Dida Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Dida Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Evis in the 23rd minute of play. In the 36th minute Marco Elodio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Zacarias Natanael from long distance, 40 minutes into the match, got Dida Freire's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sixto Mon in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dida Freire prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Rebelution's José Ponce slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dida Freire. That made the score 2-1 after 43 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Ponce stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dida Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 56th match minute, Rebelution was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Cebo to maneuver through the defense. Desiderio Chorache made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Romulo Paraná sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Sixto Mon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rebelution's Saul Gaitano got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Dida Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Männik in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rebelution's Teodoro Cristofol got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Romulo Paraná fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Chorache having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Patrick Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dida Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ponce in the 81st minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Dida Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Dida Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Ponce during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. For all the effort they put into the match, the ATHLETICO PRaiano players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rebelution.