U21 World League

Torre de Karin
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erasmo Blasi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Expresso Ranelagh's Francisco Shepherd got a free kick in the 4th minute. Raimundo Austin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gavino Bras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evelio Seber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Blasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Erasmo Blasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Seber having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Izel came free, but Evelio Seber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yaji FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Danilo Christobal in the 20th minute. Danilo Christobal made a great header on Yaji FC's corner, it was just that Expresso Ranelagh's Evelio Seber managed to reach the ball for a save. Erasmo Blasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Baltasar Mingo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Tomás Seme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Bras having to interfere. Evelio Seber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erasmo Blasi's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Evelio Seber was a little too slow when Cecilio Izel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

In the 52nd minute, Francisco Shepherd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Francisco Shepherd hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Yaji FC's Danilo Christobal got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Erasmo Blasi might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evelio Seber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Blasi ran back to his position shaking his head. When Hector Herauso fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yaji FC's protests and gave Hector Herauso a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Yaji FC got a freekick which was hit by Hector Herauso. After having played for 70 minutes, Raimundo Austin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raimundo Austin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Erasmo Blasi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evelio Seber. Expresso Ranelagh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erasmo Blasi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 84 minutes into the game, Yaji FC's Erasmo Blasi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evelio Seber made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The audience was convinced that Rogelio Jenaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evelio Seber was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Rogelio Jenaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Expresso Ranelagh's Juan Lon got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Yaji FC's goalkeeper Gavino Bras had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carolo Sayveon. For all the effort they put into the match, the Expresso Ranelagh players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yaji FC.