U21 World League

José Sand
Spectators: 9252 (Terracing: 6940, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) AC Collins's Lin Shi Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Colas in the 2nd minute of play. Federico Colas spun around in front of the goal 3 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of AC Collins's goal. AC Collins's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alexander Di Persio in the 8th minute. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Borgatello in the 10th minute of play. With 11 minutes on the clock, Fulvio Oriali commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Fulvio Oriali got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Oriali. Jose Gipuzkoa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lin Shi Qing. AC Collins's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Federico Colas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lin Shi Qing made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Federico Colas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Colas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lin Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Pepo Hachak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Munio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Borgatello in the 26th minute of the match. Federico Colas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lin Shi Qing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Federico Colas scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lin Shi Qing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Colas in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lin Shi Qing saved AC Collins from getting behind. Emilio Munio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Pisarczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Colas in the 42nd minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Lin Shi Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 played minutes Acercate Y Patea de Lejos got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Venceslas. In the 44th minute of the match Alexander Di Persio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emilio Munio skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

51 minutes into the game, Zygmunt Pisarczyk recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emilio Munio. Zygmunt Pisarczyk showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Lin Shi Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Colas in the 53rd minute of play. Emilio Munio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Di Persio in the 54th minute of the match. AC Collins's Lin Shi Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Colas in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Colas in the 58th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Lin Shi Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Danilo Errolan was substituted for Damian Su. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Kraig Rowley was substituted for Federico Colas. 66 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Errolan came free, but Lin Shi Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kraig Rowley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lin Shi Qing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jose Gipuzkoa in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Rowley in the 77th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Lin Shi Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emilio Munio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zygmunt Pisarczyk. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kraig Rowley in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lin Shi Qing saved AC Collins from getting behind. After 86 minutes, Kraig Rowley made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. AC Collins's Lin Shi Qing tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. AC Collins's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.