U23 World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André-Pierre Gignac started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Abel Estebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulino Lain came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by La mano de D10S's Dolfos Nueva. But to his dismay, Dolfos Nueva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. André-Pierre Gignac struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Ventura Barrios didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Les Tigres. An unexpectedly hard shot by André-Pierre Gignac in the 10th minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Ventura Barrios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La mano de D10S's Ventura Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André-Pierre Gignac in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goalkeeper Paulino Lain had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dolfos Nueva. A collision led to La mano de D10S getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Rogelio Macho hit a great ball. Ventura Barrios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André-Pierre Gignac in the 21st minute of the match. Paulino Lain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolfos Nueva in the 24th minute of the match. André-Pierre Gignac scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ventura Barrios, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paulino Lain made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Dolfos Nueva sent off a good shot on target. Epicuro Morcego hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 33 played minutes, Les Tigres's André-Pierre Gignac shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ventura Barrios came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Les Tigres reached it. Felix Txilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ventura Barrios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Dolfos Nueva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La mano de D10S fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 38th minute Felix Txilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ventura Barrios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by André-Pierre Gignac in the 39th minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Ventura Barrios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La mano de D10S's Ventura Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Txilar in the 41st minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Les Tigres's André-Pierre Gignac nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ventura Barrios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dolfos Nueva made a kick off. After some careless play in the Les Tigres defense, Dolfos Nueva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulino Lain. The Les Tigres fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulino Lain should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Pirro in the 55th minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Ventura Barrios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Les Tigres booed when La mano de D10S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josep Cabrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Pirro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Ventura Barrios made a huge save. The throw-in from Vinicio Jon in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La mano de D10S's Rogelio Macho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Txilar in the 63rd minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Ventura Barrios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ventura Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Pirro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La mano de D10S's Ventura Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Pirro in the 66th minute of play. Ventura Barrios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Txilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. André-Pierre Gignac made a great header on Les Tigres's corner, it was just that La mano de D10S's Ventura Barrios managed to reach the ball for a save. Iván Rua hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André-Pierre Gignac in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ventura Barrios saved La mano de D10S from getting behind. La mano de D10S's Dolfos Nueva got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulino Lain stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dolfos Nueva's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. After 77 minutes, Dolfos Nueva made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Les Tigres's Paulino Lain tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute of the match Bruno Ricci sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulino Lain skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dolfos Nueva in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulino Lain prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogelio Macho during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, La mano de D10S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogelio Macho to maneuver through the defense. Ventura Barrios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André-Pierre Gignac in the 91st minute of play. When La mano de D10S's Dolfos Nueva in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les Tigres's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La mano de D10S had won after a very even match.