U21 World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samuel Iago started the match with the kick off. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Garoa in the 4th minute of play. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Mambru in the 8th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Grosso United's Miguel Berbiz got a free kick in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Mambru came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Garoa in the 14th minute of play. Saturnino Romo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tobias Mambru showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Garoa in the 23rd minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Tobias Mambru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Romo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Romo made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Aureliano Garoa sent off a good shot on target. Adrian Curcio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Beila having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Aureliano Garoa made a precise shot to the right of Saturnino Romo. Grosso United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Leon Beila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Curcio in the 39th minute of play. Grosso United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Tobias Mambru scored to the left of an out of position Saturnino Romo, making the score, 3-0. In the 46th minute Carolo Urbasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Beila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Haroldo Tonio made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Miguel Berbiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Rozarius struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Saturnino Romo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Road To Glory. 58 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Curcio came free, but Leon Beila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Tomas Solustiano put in a rough tackle. In the 65th minute, Damian Rozarius sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Grosso United's Saturnino Romo didn't even have to move. 67 minutes into the match, Aureliano Garoa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saturnino Romo. Grosso United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aureliano Garoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilberto Domingues during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gilberto Domingues hit a great ball. Grosso United's Rigoberto Boniel got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saturnino Romo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haroldo Tonio went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After 83 played minutes Adrian Curcio rounded Road To Glory's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-1. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Tonio in the 87th minute of the match. Adrian Curcio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Road To Glory had played much better football throughout.