U21 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when German Lia got the match started through his kick off. Dave Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Marines in the 2nd minute of play. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Dave Cole played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Marines in the 15th minute of play. Isaac Landeribar got a throw-in 17 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Xandro Zubeldia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Marines in the 18th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vanadio F.C.'s Joaquin Ispuzua proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Vanadio F.C. from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Vaz came free, but Dave Cole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Isaac Landeribar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vanadio F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ the free kick. Isaac Landeribar kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Marines in the 27th minute of the match. The supporters of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ booed when Vanadio F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute Tajo Longoria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Cole saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andres Marines stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Marines in the 51st minute of the match. Joaquin Ispuzua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Diagur in the 53rd minute of play. In the 61st minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Ispuzua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Narciso Vaz hit a great ball. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Feliu Solares hit a great ball. Joaquin Ispuzua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Lia in the 69th minute of the match. Vanadio F.C.'s Joaquin Ispuzua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 71st minute of play. When Rolando Meder fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Rolando Meder a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Rolando Meder got a free kick in the 77th minute. Jonathan Antecha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dave Cole. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Korhan Türkol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Joaquin Ispuzua was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Vanadio F.C.'s Isaac Landeribar got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Vanadio F.C.'s zone, Korhan Türkol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Ispuzua came out of the goal and Korhan Türkol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Eden Hazar fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vanadio F.C.'s protests and gave Eden Hazar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Eden Hazar hit a great ball. In the 92nd match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Lia to maneuver through the defense. Vanadio F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.