U21 World League

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonny Logan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Valencia C.F.'s attentive Lin Yang managed to snatch the ball when Conrado Cordairo made a throw-in in the 2nd minute of the game. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Ritchie in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonny Logan in the 11th minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper German Txema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Valencia C.F. from getting a goal against them. German Txema made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 19th minute of play. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Senen in the 21st minute of play. Chorroarín's German Txema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Colin Buckler in the 22nd minute of play. When Aldo Gonsalvo fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chorroarín's protests and gave Aldo Gonsalvo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Aldo Gonsalvo got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Andres Roderigo got a free kick in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Conrado Cordairo got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 33rd minute of the match, Abel Senen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andoni Zubizarreta saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Roderigo in the 37th minute of the match. Jonny Logan's late challenge caught a Chorroarín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonny Logan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Jonny Logan got a free kick in the 44th minute. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Chorroarín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Ritchie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abel Senen made a kick off. German Txema made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Jonny Logan sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute, Colin Buckler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. German Txema was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Chorroarín made a substitution. Tobias Kimetz replaced Aldo Gonsalvo. Chorroarín's Julian Abaunza was substituted for Abel Senen. In the 69th minute, Gareth Bell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Txema made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 73rd minute of play. Javi Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Gaz Askew got a free kick in the 77th minute. German Txema showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Matias Ritchie notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta. Andoni Zubizarreta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Matias Ritchie came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.