U23 World League

Deportivo Tandil
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sali Urban made the kick off which started today's match. When Rodrigo Cugat fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's protests and gave Rodrigo Cugat a yellow card for diving instead. Rodrigo Cugat kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Rodrigo Cugat kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ defense, Etienne Van Thomme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Abeita. The ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Abeita should have stopped the shot. Hector Ignatius struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Tommi Adams didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Wank in the 11th minute of play forced ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's goalkeeper Alberto Abeita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th match minute, ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Ignatius to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Wank in the 15th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Oliver Wank ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alberto Abeita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 26th minute, Sali Urban made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Abeita. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After having played for 31 minutes, Etienne Van Thomme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's supporters crossed their fingers, but Etienne Van Thomme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tommi Adams was a little too slow when Hector Ignatius got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-4. In the 38th minute, Oliver Wank made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Abeita. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's Kevin Behrens got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo Cugat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Abelardo Belarmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Etienne Van Thomme in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alberto Abeita prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Alfonso Urbasa fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's protests and gave Alfonso Urbasa a yellow card for diving instead. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's Alberto Abeita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ from getting a goal against them. Oliver Wank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Alberto Abeita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Uriel Bakar fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's protests and gave Uriel Bakar a yellow card for diving instead. Uriel Bakar kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Hector Ignatius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommi Adams read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. If Hector Ignatius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberto Abeita made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Oliver Wank sent off a good shot on target. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's Alberto Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Etienne Van Thomme in the 95th minute of play. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.