U23 World League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Feliu got the match started through his kick off. When Andres Marines came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Vanadio F.C. 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 Andres Marines couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Lopez came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Andres Marines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Birjaio scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Etxeberri Benavides, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bayındır Sarıkaya in the 29th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MORPH's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Orlando Lopez in the 31st minute. After taking down the ball on MORPH's corner Orlando Lopez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Etxeberri Benavides quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to MORPH getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Daniel Birjaio hit a great ball. Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Birjaio in the 44th minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Marines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half MORPH were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

54 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Feliu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides. Etxeberri Benavides was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Vanadio F.C.'s zone, Daniel Birjaio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Etxeberri Benavides came out of the goal and Daniel Birjaio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Feliu came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Bayındır Sarıkaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. MORPH's supporters rose to their feet, but Bayındır Sarıkaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Etxeberri Benavides breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Vanadio F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Vanadio F.C.'s Bordat Aries 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 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 71st match minute, MORPH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bayındır Sarıkaya to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 74 minutes into the game, when Gustavo-Hernán Mammana put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of MORPH:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vanadio F.C.:s goal. Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eladio Sotorrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute, Bayındır Sarıkaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Marines in the 91st minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Marines, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 94th match minute, MORPH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Feliu to maneuver through the defense. Etxeberri Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.