U21 World League

El Corral
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eulalio Bilintx kicked off to start the match. Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Los Gallos getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Eulalio Bilintx hit a great ball. Iordache Donici might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anacleto Horado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iordache Donici ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Abellan came free, but Yang Ming Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Gaston Gar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Gallos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C Ａ R D I N Ａ L the free kick. In the 38th minute, Gaston Gar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cazimir Bărbătescu to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Abellan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yang Ming Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Anacleto Horado was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Iordache Donici capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Iordache Donici really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The corner ended in Gu Hui Liang almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 64th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Horea Vrejiu got a free kick in the 67th minute. Yang Ming Ran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Abellan went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Deng Kun Xu came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L 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 Deng Kun Xu couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deng Kun Xu got free with Anacleto Horado in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Marcos Abellan made a precise shot to the right of Yang Ming Ran. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Marcos Abellan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Los Gallos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L for a fine match.