U23 World League

Estadio MANCHITA
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Intimos de Reynoso's Erez Marica started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erez Marica in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Federigo saved MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 from getting behind. Paulo Repiso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Bidari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Arrelucea, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erez Marica in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Federigo saved MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 from getting behind. A collision led to MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Luis Soter hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's zone, Rodrigo De Paul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Federigo came out of the goal and Rodrigo De Paul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Angelo Bidari got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Gustavo Arrelucea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Arrelucea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Federigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22ndth minute of the game Erez Marica who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Cristian Federigo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rodrigo De Paul was slow to take the kick. During this time Intimos de Reynoso's players had a chance to rest. In the 26th minute, Erez Marica ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Federigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cristian Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Arrelucea, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Gustavo Arrelucea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Federigo. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Arrelucea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Paulo Repiso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Bidari in the 33rd minute. Cristian Federigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Arrelucea in the 39th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erez Marica in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Federigo saved MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 from getting behind. The MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Intimos de Reynoso were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Bidari to make the kick off. Cristian Federigo made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Vedillo Legarda sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Federigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erez Marica in the 54th minute. Intimos de Reynoso made a substitution. Lazaro Guedeja replaced Karmel Polledo. Intimos de Reynoso made a substitution. Jonatan Herrador replaced Vedillo Legarda. Intimos de Reynoso made a substitution. Tavo Arrelucea replaced Gustavo Arrelucea. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Cristian Federigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 from getting a goal against them. Cristian Federigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erez Marica in the 67th minute of the match. When Edgardo Calixto fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's protests and gave Edgardo Calixto a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Erez Marica managed to get in a good position for a shot. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters rose to their feet, but Erez Marica was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Federigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Intimos de Reynoso booed when MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Bidari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonatan Herradors short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Cristian Federigo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Erez Marica kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Bidari in the 85th minute of play forced Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Paulo Repiso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Angelo Bidari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Repiso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Tavo Arrelucea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tavo Arrelucea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blas Lleir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute Blas Lleir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Repiso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.