U23 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raimundo Ondino started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes of play, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Prometeo Garay made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Hats was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Favila in the 10th minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Raphael Mayol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Rami Alabern nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Hats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Raphael Mayol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severiano Hegoi in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Clube Esportivo Saudade booed when PLASNIKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesar Gaizko didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 28 played minutes, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Iratxo Bernal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristian Hats came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Clube Esportivo Saudade reached it. In the 30th minute, Severiano Hegoi made a precise shot to the right of Raphael Mayol. Clube Esportivo Saudade's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 32nd minute, Cesar Gaizko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Prometeo Garay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Hats came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Clube Esportivo Saudade's Romeo Pardo. But to his dismay, Romeo Pardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 40thth minute of the game Severiano Hegoi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube Esportivo Saudade's Raphael Mayol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severiano Hegoi in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raphael Mayol saved Clube Esportivo Saudade from getting behind. PLASNIKE were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Clube Esportivo Saudade's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Feliciano Ler took the corner. Feliciano Ler made a great header on PLASNIKE's corner, it was just that Clube Esportivo Saudade's Raphael Mayol managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Hats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rami Alabern in the 47th minute of play. 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 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rami Alabern stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rami Alabern, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Rami Alabern had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Hats. PLASNIKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rami Alabern was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 58th minute, Prometeo Garay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Hats was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rami Alabern, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Cristian Hats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rami Alabern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Clube Esportivo Saudade fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Clube Esportivo Saudade's Rami Alabern 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 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Severiano Hegoi got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Raimundo Ondino got a free kick in the 75th minute. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rami Alabern in the 85th minute of play forced PLASNIKE's goalkeeper Cristian Hats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Favila came free, but Raphael Mayol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Clube Esportivo Saudade booed when PLASNIKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Ler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Hats came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Clube Esportivo Saudade's Rami Alabern. But to his dismay, Rami Alabern quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. Cristian Hats didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Prometeo Garay went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. Clube Esportivo Saudade's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.