U23 World League

PINGO PINGO ARENA
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Raul Isias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frisco Bueno in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes PINGO PINGO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose-Antonio Herrera who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Jose-Antonio Herrera got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raul Isias quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Felip Etxeberria made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Alvaro Micarelli sent off a good shot on target. Alba Cabada made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adolfo Zárate. C.A. Husky's Belmiro Martínez got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 21 minutes PINGO PINGO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose-Antonio Herrera who took care of the corner kick. In the 31st match minute, C.A. Husky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gorka Suarez to maneuver through the defense. Alba Cabada charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alba Cabada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of PINGO PINGO booed when C.A. Husky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alba Cabada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honorio Evarado's late challenge caught a C.A. Husky's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Honorio Evarado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, PINGO PINGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorio Evarado to maneuver through the defense. After 43 minutes C.A. Husky's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Honorio Evarado who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in António Frankenhaeuser heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 44th match minute, C.A. Husky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Che Camacho to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match Honorio Evarado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Felip Etxeberria skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Alvaro Micarelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. PINGO PINGO's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Micarelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felip Etxeberria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Micarelli was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Alvaro Micarelli sped through C.A. Husky's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Felip Etxeberria. Felip Etxeberria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Micarelli in the 55th minute of the match. When Efrain Milian came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the PINGO PINGO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Efrain Milian couldn't finish the play. Manuel Galo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Felip Etxeberria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Isias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frisco Bueno's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. A collision led to C.A. Husky getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jose-Antonio Herrera hit a great ball. PINGO PINGO's Honorio Evarado got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. PINGO PINGO's Honorio Evarado was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Felip Etxeberria in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Felip Etxeberria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Micarelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Micarelli in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felip Etxeberria saved C.A. Husky from getting behind. If Alvaro Micarelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the game, PINGO PINGO's Alvaro Micarelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felip Etxeberria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Gualterio Perrando kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. PINGO PINGO'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.