U21 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7144 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 125) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ciriaco Cordarrell started the match with the kick off. Rafael Marques got a throw-in 8 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ricardinho da Silva. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind MDS Soccer Club's goalkeeper Artur Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Artur Romero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Artur Romero managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when SAN LORENZO FC's Ciriaco Cordarrell fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 28 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Severo came free, but Julio Ferman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Severo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Ferman. SAN LORENZO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erivaldo Severo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lukasz Gmoch hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Marcelo Michael was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SAN LORENZO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MDS Soccer Club the free kick. Marcelo Michael hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Erivaldo Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Cordarrell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Romero was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's goalkeeper Julio Ferman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Maria Mineiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Mineiro in the 65th minute of play forced SAN LORENZO FC's goalkeeper Julio Ferman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SAN LORENZO FC's Julio Ferman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save SAN LORENZO FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sergio Marchi during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, SAN LORENZO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Marchi to maneuver through the defense. Lukasz Gmoch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Julio Ferman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ciriaco Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Jacinto made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Koko Merdan however managed to control. 89 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Maria Mineiro came free, but Julio Ferman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The SAN LORENZO FC fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when SAN LORENZO FC's Ciriaco Cordarrell looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. MDS Soccer Club's Artur Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 94th minute of play. When Justino Iago came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the SAN LORENZO FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Justino Iago couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SAN LORENZO FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while MDS Soccer Club had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.