U23 World League

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Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Noah Ortiz kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, Road To Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Foro to maneuver through the defense. Hipolito Figueroa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, one of Road To Glory:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Road To Glory. After 15 played minutes Dep. Moron got a freekick which was hit by Daníel Ortiz. Reginald Hoover did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Tomás Calixto 17 minutes into the match. Jesus Rios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tobias Mambru's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. If Jonathan Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Road To Glory's Justino Raulo got a free kick in the 35th minute. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginald Hoover in the 41st minute of play. Vincenzo Herget kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Tobias Mambru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Jesus Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tobias Mambru was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Road To Glory defense, Reginald Hoover kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Calixto. The Road To Glory fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Calixto should have stopped the shot. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Ortiz in the 55th minute of play. Tomás Calixto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Malone in the 58th minute of the match. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Malone in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the Road To Glory defense, Sam Malone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Calixto. The Road To Glory fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Calixto should have stopped the shot. Dep. Moron made a substitution. Donald Silva replaced Sam Malone. Hipolito Foro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jesus Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Donald Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Calixto. Road To Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donald Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Road To Glory's goalkeeper Tomás Calixto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reginald Hoover sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Rickie Whitlock had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Calixto. Road To Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rickie Whitlock was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0.