U21 World League

Fortaleza de Progra
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olando Liendo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter-Adrián Colmenares in the 4th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francesco Toldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter-Adrián Colmenares in the 5th minute of play. Francesco Toldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter-Adrián Colmenares in the 7th minute of play. Casomiro Valdaliso hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Casomiro Valdaliso made a precise shot to the right of Francesco Toldo. THE CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Svetozar Popchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Vangel Yurukov got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 34th match minute, Programayin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valiente Gascon to maneuver through the defense. Casomiro Valdaliso was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Walter-Adrián Colmenares hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Svetozar Popchev to strike the kick off in the second half. Ganyo Semerdzhiev struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Lorien Vilela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE CLUB. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmiro Sola, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ganyo Semerdzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorien Vilela having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Ventzislav Gerginov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. THE CLUB's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter-Adrián Colmenares in the 72nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ganyo Semerdzhiev during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ganyo Semerdzhiev hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Programayin's Delmiro Sola got a free kick in the 76th minute. Walter-Adrián Colmenares charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walter-Adrián Colmenares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Walter-Adrián Colmenares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Programayin's Lorien Vilela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Programayin from getting a goal against them. Ganyo Semerdzhiev got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The THE CLUB players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Programayin from taking control. The game ends in a draw.