U21 World League

El Sacro Estadio
Spectators: 8478 (Terracing: 6360, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Sacro Balompié's René Houseman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Sacro Balompié was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Lugo to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Memphis Grizzlies's Pat Zamora got control of the ball when Iker Shepherd tried to sneak it across the goal line. Memphis Grizzlies's Pat Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Houseman in the 6th minute of play. Cristian Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Bates in the 14th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Matthijs De Ligt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Suárez in the 17th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Sam Bates shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Suárez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 34 in the game by René Houseman from a close distance when the talented Pat Zamora managed to make a qualified save. Memphis Grizzlies's players were relieved. After 36 played minutes Sacro Balompié got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Lugo. Sam Bates struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Cristian Lorien didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Memphis Grizzlies. 43 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Bates came free, but Cristian Lorien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Matthijs De Ligt got a free kick in the 44th minute. Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Bates in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sam Bates stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Sacro Balompié was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Lugo to maneuver through the defense. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Houseman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Houseman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Houseman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Bates to maneuver through the defense. Memphis Grizzlies's Arash Eagle was substituted for Ciarán Symons. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Danny Clegg replaced Sam Bates. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Çelebi Özgen replaced Richie Ashton. After 66 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Sam Bates. Cristian Lorien made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Arash Eagle sent off a good shot on target. Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Danny Clegg 70 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. In the 72nd minute, Danny Clegg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Lorien was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A collision led to Memphis Grizzlies getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Arash Eagle hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Franco Baresi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pat Zamora showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Oro came free, but Pat Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arash Eagles short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Cristian Lorien to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 81st match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yin Zhen Feng to maneuver through the defense. Iker Shepherd's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pat Zamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Pat Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iker Shepherd's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Yin Zhen Feng got a free kick in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Clegg in the 89th minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danny Clegg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristian Lorien came out and tried to block the shot, but Danny Clegg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Clegg came free, but Cristian Lorien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny Clegg in the 94th minute of the match. The Memphis Grizzlies supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Memphis Grizzlies would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.