U23 World League

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leopoldo Luque kicked off to start the match. Filipo Abeita struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Generoso Gonzalez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River CBBA. After 7 minutes River CBBA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aaron Jokin who took care of the corner kick. Ignacio Scocco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Generoso Gonzalez made a huge save. In the 19th match minute, River CBBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Ayala to maneuver through the defense. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Jokin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Generoso Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 25th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, River CBBA's Ignacio Scocco made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Generoso Gonzalez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khairul Swee was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 30th minute. River CBBA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 30 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Luque. Ignacio Scoccos short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Generoso Gonzalez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 38 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Khairul Swee came free, but Generoso Gonzalez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leopoldo Luque got free with Generoso Gonzalez in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, River CBBA's Generoso Gonzalez threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leopoldo Luque, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 44th minute, Segundo Hanot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 51st minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Hanot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ke Xun, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Marcelo Barovero made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent off a good shot on target. Marcelo Barovero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ke Xun in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Scocco in the 68th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg was substituted for Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. River CBBA made a substitution. Marco Ruben replaced Leopoldo Luque. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filipo Abeita was slow to take the kick. During this time River CBBA's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ke Xun got free with Marcelo Barovero in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Generoso Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Generoso Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Ruben in the 78th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River CBBA made a substitution. Artur Abechuco replaced Fabian Ayala. The supporters of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka booed when River CBBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Solari didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Venancio Che hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes in the game Aaron Jokin after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Marcelo Barovero. A very good opportunity. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The River CBBA fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.