U23 World League

Castle Mar
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Mauricio Padro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Timoteo Alfonso charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Timoteo Alfonso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Timoteo Alfonso hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the game, Mauricio Padro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Angel Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 23 minutes into the match, Argon's Anselmo Gonzalez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Transito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Mauricio Padro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angel Lopes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 29 minutes, Mariano Gabirel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Big Babousa and the Argon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Big Babousa got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Gabirel. 30 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's goalkeeper Damian Transito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anselmo Gonzalez. 37 minutes into the match, Argon's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Padro came free, but Angel Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's Mauricio Padro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angel Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mauricio Padro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Gonzalez in the 43rd minute of play forced Big Babousa's goalkeeper Damian Transito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Gonzalez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Argon's zone, Mauricio Padro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Lopes came out of the goal and Mauricio Padro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anselmo Gonzalez made a kick off. In the 59th match minute, Argon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Alfonso to maneuver through the defense. During the 62nd minute of the match Mariano Gabirel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mariano Gabirel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Big Babousa's Mariano Gabirel got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Mauricio Padro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Big Babousa's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauricio Padro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Angel Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damian Transito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Telo in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Mauricio Padro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Babousa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 75th minute Domingos Telo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Transito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Anselmo Gonzalez notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Big Babousa's Damian Transito. Damian Transito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Domingos Telo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauricio Padro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 85th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to Big Babousa getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paulo Rocendo hit a great ball. Big Babousa's Damian Transito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Gonzalez in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Big Babousa's Cipriano Crescencio got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 97th match minute, Big Babousa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Pérez to maneuver through the defense. Big Babousa were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Argon's much stronger midfield.