U21 World League

Legend Killer
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 120) Guido Ebensperger hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Manuel Ramirez, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Franklin Agurto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Poulus Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Agurto in the 8th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Arauz in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Poulus Farias saved RKO AFC from getting behind. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of RKO AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ORION F.C.:s goal. Manuel Ramirez walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Poulus Farias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Arauz went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Manuel Ramirez, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Franklin Agurto notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of RKO AFC's Poulus Farias. Poulus Farias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ORION F.C.'s Felipe Arauz got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Arauz came free, but Poulus Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Poulus Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Agurto in the 36th minute of play. ORION F.C.'s Franklin Agurto got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Ramirez's late challenge caught a RKO AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Ramirez helped the player get up and apologised. A hard shot by Adalberto Pellegri from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Max Barrera's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Felipe Arauz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Poulus Farias was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felipe Arauz to make the kick off. With a little luck, RKO AFC's Poulus Farias got control of the ball when Franklin Agurto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Felipe Arauz made a precise shot to the right of Poulus Farias. RKO AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Cesar Gil was extremely unlucky when he, in the 56th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 58 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gil came free, but Poulus Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ORION F.C. getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mario Lao hit a great ball. RKO AFC's Poulus Farias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Arauz in the 68th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ORION F.C.'s Felipe Arauz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Poulus Farias. That made the score 0-6 after 70 minutes of play. 73 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gil came free, but Poulus Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Max Barrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Fanjul in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Arauz came free, but Poulus Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RKO AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Franklin Agurto scored to the left of an out of position Poulus Farias, making the score, 0-7. Poulus Farias stood somewhat misplaced when Franklin Agurto came free in front of goal and shot 0-8 to the left of him in the 87 minute. Poulus Farias was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Cesar Gil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cesar Gil really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. ORION F.C. played a much better game than RKO AFC and deserved their victory. The RKO AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.