U23 World League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiburcio Restu started the match with the kick off. Ramon Diaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caricancha's Simon Llorenc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Diaz in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, one of Caricancha:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for A. Korn. Nacho Fernández stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Simon Llorenc. 0-1. Ramon Diaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Simon Llorenc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 played minutes Caricancha got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Bernard. Caricancha's Simon Llorenc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Diaz in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Caricancha's goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Diaz came free, but Simon Llorenc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caricancha's Simon Llorenc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Diaz in the 18th minute of play. If Ramon Diaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Diaz in the 20th minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Simon Llorenc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Llorenc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, A. Korn's goal looked a bit too open when Tiburcio Restu came free, but Juan Sendoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teodosio Vellito during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Teodosio Vellito kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. When A. Korn's Ramon Diaz, in the 37th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for A. Korn. Tiburcio Restus short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Juan Sendoa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Juan Sendoa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiburcio Restu's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Ramon Diaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramon Diaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 46 minutes in the game Teodosio Vellito did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ezequiel Bernard.

The wind increased when Ramon Diaz made the kick off in the second half. Teodosio Vellito made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lino Tercero however managed to control. After 55 minutes of play Caricancha's Teodosio Vellito was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 56th minute, Teodosio Vellito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 58 minutes, Ramon Diaz made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Caricancha's Simon Llorenc tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind A. Korn's goalkeeper Juan Sendoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramon Diaz got free with Simon Llorenc in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A. Korn's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nacho Fernández in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Nacho Fernández almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Caricancha's Simon Llorenc did a great save. 66 minutes into the match, Caricancha's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Diaz came free, but Simon Llorenc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as A. Korn's Ramon Diaz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Simon Llorenc. That made the score 0-4 after 68 minutes of play. After 72 played minutes A. Korn got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Demario. After 75 minutes, Nacho Fernández mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A. Korn and the Caricancha players grew even worse after the yellow card. Simon Llorenc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Diaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Tiburcio Restu got a throw-in 78 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ezequiel Bernard. Tiburcio Restu made in the 80th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A. Korn's Nicolás De la Cruz. When Orlando Demario fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A. Korn's protests and gave Orlando Demario a yellow card for diving instead. 81 minutes into the game, one of A. Korn:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for Caricancha. Rigoberto Francesco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Juan Sendoa. 1-4. If Ramon Diaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Caricancha fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Tiburcio Restu made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A. Korn's Nicolás De la Cruz. With his leg Simon Llorenc managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when A. Korn's Ramon Diaz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ezequiel Bernard charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ezequiel Bernard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A. Korn made a substitution. Mauricio Balendin replaced Nicolás De la Cruz. A collision led to Caricancha getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Ezequiel Bernard hit a great ball. Simon Llorenc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramon Diaz's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. A. Korn's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.