U23 World League

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Froilan Martino took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geert Vissenaeken kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ron Kant in the 8th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Ron Kant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Elizardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ron Kant's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Geert Vissenaeken kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Gust Smekens. In the 15th minute Ron Kant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gust Smekens in the 18th minute of play. Gust Smekens scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tobias Elizardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Froilan Martino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Mattias Valcke made a huge save. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Mattias Valcke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sarmiento de Resistencia's zone, Ron Kant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobias Elizardo came out of the goal and Ron Kant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gust Smekens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gust Smekens came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Forza Heppenbach fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gust Smekens couldn't finish the play. Eulalio Abalos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Ron Kant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forza Heppenbach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gust Smekens to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ron Kant. Tobias Elizardo made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Ron Kant sent off a good shot on target. Tobias Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gust Smekens, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gust Smekens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo got control of the ball when Ron Kant tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tobias Elizardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gust Smekens went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tobias Elizardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geert Vissenaeken went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Agustin Cayo got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 85th minute, Evaristo Restu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Tobias Elizardo managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Forza Heppenbach's Ron Kant fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Nino Celis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mattias Valcke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ron Kant could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Tobias Elizardo made a huge save. Forza Heppenbach'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.