U21 World League

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Spectators: 7916 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 16) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Omar Gelmiro kicked off to start the match. When Fermin Bemabe fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ISPARTASPOR U21's protests and gave Fermin Bemabe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th match minute, ISPARTASPOR U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Bemabe to maneuver through the defense. Michel van der Bij made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Mauro Otsoa sent off a good shot on target. Ciriaco Hernando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Gelmiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Mauro Otsoa notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij. Michel van der Bij was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Michel van der Bij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Otsoa in the 15th minute of play. After 21 minutes ISPARTASPOR U21's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rune Aspengren who took care of the corner kick. In the 25th minute, Bruno Giordani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vänge IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Dorian Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciriaco Hernando having to interfere. Vänge IF were furious when Östen Olsson was red carded, 44 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 46th minute of the match Alfredo Gumaro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciriaco Hernando showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Vänge IF booed when ISPARTASPOR U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Manex didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Vänge IF's Markus Albäck was substituted for Mauro Otsoa. Ciriaco Hernando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludomir Lanczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vänge IF's Axel Aronsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dorian Mangueira, made in the 56th minute of the game. When Axel Aronsson fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vänge IF's protests and gave Axel Aronsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th match minute, Vänge IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Aronsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match ISPARTASPOR U21 got a corner. Vänge IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfredo Gumaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ISPARTASPOR U21's Alfredo Gumaro to fire away a dangerous shot which Ciriaco Hernando despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Omar Gelmiro in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ciriaco Hernando, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vänge IF's Ciriaco Hernando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Gumaro in the 67th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Ludomir Lanczak notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Vänge IF's Ciriaco Hernando. Ciriaco Hernando was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ISPARTASPOR U21's Suelo De Toro was substituted for Dorian Mangueira. Vänge IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Omar Gelmiro scored to the left of an out of position Ciriaco Hernando, making the score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Markel in the 91st minute of play forced ISPARTASPOR U21's goalkeeper Michel van der Bij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciriaco Hernando made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mitch Batshuayi in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Axel Aronsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute, Arrigo Di Mattia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vänge IF succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though ISPARTASPOR U21 had controlled the match.