U21 World League

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Spectators: 8477 (Terracing: 6359, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eulalio Bilintx started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Abellan in the 4th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Los Gallos's corner Boyko Rushkarski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pat Zamora quite easily take care of the ball. Erling Haaland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Memphis Grizzlies's zone, Marcos Abellan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pat Zamora came out of the goal and Marcos Abellan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spike Bond kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Tomas Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Palos's late challenge caught a Memphis Grizzlies's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignacio Palos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Los Gallos getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ignacio Palos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Haaland in the 26th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Haaland in the 26th minute of play. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Abellan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado got control of the ball when Erling Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Rob Gillespie fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Memphis Grizzlies's protests and gave Rob Gillespie a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Rob Gillespie. In the 36th minute of the match Los Gallos got a corner. Memphis Grizzlies's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boyko Rushkarski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Los Gallos's Gipuzkoa Chamochin to fire away a dangerous shot which Pat Zamora despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 37th minute, Erling Haaland reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anacleto Horado. The goal made the score 1-0. Anacleto Horado made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Danny Clegg sent off a good shot on target. Erling Haaland scored 2-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anacleto Horado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erling Haaland in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anacleto Horado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Memphis Grizzlies getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Danny Clegg hit a great ball. Pat Zamora made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Marcos Abellan sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Memphis Grizzlies's Pat Zamora got control of the ball when Marcos Abellan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Haaland in the 65th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Abellan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Los Gallos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Abellan to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Gallos's Eulalio Bilintx slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pat Zamora. That made the score 2-1 after 75 minutes of play. Anacleto Horado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Bates in the 90th minute of the match. Anacleto Horado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Bates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Memphis Grizzlies had won after a very even match.