U21 World League

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lu Izco started the match with the kick off. Ben Chepchumba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Celedonio Urtzi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Celedonio Urtzi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when MILAN COLOMBIANO's Lu Izco shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Celedonio Urtzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Izco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Zacarias Blasco hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the game, MILAN COLOMBIANO's Ben Chepchumba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celedonio Urtzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in WINNING ELEVEN's zone, Claudi Echeverri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celedonio Urtzi came out of the goal and Claudi Echeverri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute, Ben Chepchumba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MILAN COLOMBIANO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Cristian-Federico Romero lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of WINNING ELEVEN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MILAN COLOMBIANO:s goal. MILAN COLOMBIANO were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after WINNING ELEVEN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto-Carlos Brasil took the corner. 42 minutes into the game, Ben Chepchumba lined in a short shot 6-0 behind a frustrated Celedonio Urtzi. After a rather tough play, MILAN COLOMBIANO's González Pires got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inocencio Eneas to make the kick off. Celedonio Urtzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Izco in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the WINNING ELEVEN defense, Luciano Izco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Urtzi. The WINNING ELEVEN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Urtzi should have stopped the shot. Ben Chepchumba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celedonio Urtzi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Feliberto Ortle got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 59th minute, Zacarias Blasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celedonio Urtzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto-Carlos Brasil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben Chepchumba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Feliberto Ortle hit a great ball. MILAN COLOMBIANO made a substitution. Damaso Alvarez replaced Ben Chepchumba. Feliberto Ortle kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. When MILAN COLOMBIANO's Lu Izco in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye WINNING ELEVEN's goalie prevented a goal. 76 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Izco came free, but Celedonio Urtzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lu Izco struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Celedonio Urtzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MILAN COLOMBIANO. Lu Izco charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lu Izco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of WINNING ELEVEN booed when MILAN COLOMBIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Izco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodosio Steven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celedonio Urtzi having to interfere.