U21 World League

Buenos Aires
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) 4 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Gartzi came free, but Mladen Mangúrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, TANGO's Ignacio Theobald made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mladen Mangúrov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute, Ignacio Theobald got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to TANGO getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Roy Pihlgren hit a great ball. Stefan Deshov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose Sidoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 18th minute of play. Jose Sidoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evrosi Troshanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Trayan Kavalov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Sidoro was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, Ruslan Minov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jose Sidoro. TANGO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruslan Minov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jose Sidoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Minov, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Theobald got free with Mladen Mangúrov in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benito Nataniel struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Mladen Mangúrov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TANGO. If Ruslan Minov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ignacio Theobald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Sidoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Manchester United F.C. were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

55 minutes into the game, TANGO's Juan Roques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mladen Mangúrov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. After 61 minutes, Diego Armando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United F.C. and the TANGO players grew even worse after the yellow card. 67 minutes into the game, Trayan Kavalov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Jose Sidoro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute Ignacio Theobald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mladen Mangúrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mladen Mangúrov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Roques, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TANGO's zone, Trayan Kavalov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jose Sidoro came out of the goal and Trayan Kavalov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mladen Mangúrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Gartzi in the 78th minute of the match. Jose Sidoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Mladen Mangúrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Roques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, TANGO's goal looked a bit too open when Trayan Kavalov came free, but Jose Sidoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Trayan Kavalov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jose Sidoro. The goal made the score 2-5. Trayan Kavalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Manchester United F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manchester United F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.