U21 World League

Fortaleza de Progra
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Clemente Irrintzi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lorenzo Rioja blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bonifacio Pecina having to make a save. 9 minutes into the match, Luli Amor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsenio Lapurdi. Enzo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luli Amor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Bonifacio Pecina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Rivero in the 12th minute of play. Lorenzo Rioja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Bonifacio Pecina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macerio Erruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Arsenio Lapurdi made a huge save. Programayin's Gaspar Olveira got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bonifacio Pecina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Rioja in the 24th minute of the match. Bonifacio Pecina came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Enzo FC's Clemente Irrintzi. But to his dismay, Clemente Irrintzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Enzo FC's zone, Luli Amor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arsenio Lapurdi came out of the goal and Luli Amor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the game, Programayin's Eguen Catalan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Lapurdi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Enzo FC's Gabriel Cordeiro got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute Clemente Irrintzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bonifacio Pecina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Ayala hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Ugaitz Ompanera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luli Amor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lorenzo Rioja kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 minutes, Matteo Enriquez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Programayin and the Enzo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Matteo Enriquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, Programayin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macerio Erruz to maneuver through the defense. Alan Ferman scored 2-2 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bonifacio Pecina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bonifacio Pecina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan Ferman in the 61st minute. Bonifacio Pecina came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Enzo FC's Lorenzo Rioja. But to his dismay, Lorenzo Rioja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After 70 played minutes Programayin got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Olveira. A collision led to Programayin getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Matteo Enriquez hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Lorenzo Rioja got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alan Ferman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Bonifacio Pecina made a huge save. In the 75th match minute, Programayin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Tebe to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the game, Enzo FC's Lorenzo Rioja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bonifacio Pecina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Clemente Irrintzi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Bonifacio Pecina skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Enzo FC's Lorenzo Rioja in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Programayin's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Enzo FC booed when Programayin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macerio Erruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenio Lapurdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Macerio Erruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.