U21 World League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franky Ooms in the 3rd minute of the match. Etxeberri Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Benitez in the 13th minute of play. Orhan Ortanca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etxeberri Benavides having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Tajo Longoria took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Basarab Marincean to make any attempt to save it. Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Benitez in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Albert Turdeanu made a precise shot to the right of Etxeberri Benavides. Vanadio F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 29th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buffalo Timişoara's Albert Turdeanu got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Benitez in the 32nd minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Dan Zdrobău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etxeberri Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augusto Benitez in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Etxeberri Benavides saved Vanadio F.C. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 36th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Zdrobău in the 38th minute of the match. Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Zdrobău in the 38th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vanadio F.C.'s zone, Augusto Benitez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Etxeberri Benavides came out of the goal and Augusto Benitez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Turdeanu in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

If Augusto Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Etxeberri Benavides made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Augusto Benitez sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th play minute Franky Ooms came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Etxeberri Benavides. 2-2. Basarab Marincean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eladio Sotorrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franky Ooms could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Etxeberri Benavides made a huge save. Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Vanadio F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute, Franky Ooms reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Etxeberri Benavides. The goal made the score 2-3. Basarab Marincean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Marines in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Augusto Benitez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Etxeberri Benavides was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Benitez came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eladio Sotorrio hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Vanadio F.C. from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franky Ooms got free with Etxeberri Benavides in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 85th play minutes Augusto Benitez shot 2-4, a short shot which went by Etxeberri Benavides and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 87th minute Franky Ooms shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etxeberri Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andres Marines charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andres Marines the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes, Buffalo Timişoara's Pavel Chibulcutean shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Buffalo Timişoara reached it. With a little luck, Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides got control of the ball when Franky Ooms tried to sneak it across the goal line. Etxeberri Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Benitez in the 93rd minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Buffalo Timişoara walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.