U21 World League

El Corral
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 5983, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimiro Jerold kicked off to start the match. Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Jerold in the 4th minute of play. Vinicio Frederico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Jerold in the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Barsa FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rosendo Gorri hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Lei Yan Zhan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vinicio Frederico to make any attempt to save it. Lei Yan Zhan might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vinicio Frederico. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lei Yan Zhan ran back to his position shaking his head. Vinicio Frederico made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Lei Yan Zhan sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, Los Gallos's goal looked a bit too open when Rosendo Gorri came free, but Joel Umea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Delmar Savier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barsa FC and the Los Gallos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Barsa FC got a freekick which was hit by Delmar Savier. Lei Yan Zhan came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vinicio Frederico could save by the left post. Los Gallos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darijo Srna in the 31st minute. Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Barsa FC from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eustacio Astrada made a kick off. Darijo Srna hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Vladimiro Jerold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Frederico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lei Yan Zhan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vinicio Frederico having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Yan Zhan in the 65th minute of play forced Barsa FC's goalkeeper Vinicio Frederico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Barsa FC's Tolek Pluciennik got a free kick in the 66th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tolek Pluciennik during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Los Gallos booed when Barsa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Pluciennik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vinicio Frederico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lei Yan Zhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lei Yan Zhan in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vinicio Frederico saved Barsa FC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Lei Yan Zhan put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Vinicio Frederico. 76 minutes into the match, Barsa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Yan Zhan came free, but Vinicio Frederico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lei Yan Zhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vinicio Frederico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Los Gallos were awarded a corner. Darijo Srna went to the cornerflag to take it. Darijo Srna made a great header on Los Gallos's corner, it was just that Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico managed to reach the ball for a save. Evelio Manzanedo's late challenge caught a Barsa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evelio Manzanedo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd minute, Lei Yan Zhan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Los Gallos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barsa FC for a fine match.