U21 World League

Bob Marley
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Jesus Jardel started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Mario Jesus Jardel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gaspar Ripamonti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 10 minutes into the game, CA Portugália's Mario Jesus Jardel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gaspar Ripamonti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Jesus Jardel in the 12th minute of play forced Obi Wan Cannabis's goalkeeper Gaspar Ripamonti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrado Cocio kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. When CA Portugália's Mario Jesus Jardel in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Obi Wan Cannabis's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Mario Jesus Jardel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Ripamonti. Obi Wan Cannabis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Jesus Jardel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Jesus Jardel in the 45th minute of play forced Obi Wan Cannabis's goalkeeper Gaspar Ripamonti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes, Juan Alberto Mayol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Obi Wan Cannabis and the CA Portugália players grew even worse after the yellow card. Juan Alberto Mayol hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Obi Wan Cannabis's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Jardel came free, but Gaspar Ripamonti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half CA Portugália were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Teodor Buitrago made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Portugália's goalkeeper Rogério Soberano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Obi Wan Cannabis's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Jardel came free, but Gaspar Ripamonti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 played minutes Obi Wan Cannabis got a freekick which was hit by Juan Alberto Mayol. In the 61st minute of the match, Mario Jesus Jardel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gaspar Ripamonti was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 62nd match minute, Obi Wan Cannabis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berkay Yildıran to maneuver through the defense. Mario Jesus Jardel's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Gaspar Ripamonti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mario Jesus Jardel took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gaspar Ripamonti. Gaspar Ripamonti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 73rdth minute of the game Santiago Diaz Montero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CA Portugália's Rogério Soberano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Barry Gunn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaspar Ripamonti was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The corner ended in Fernandinho Barral almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Obi Wan Cannabis's Gaspar Ripamonti did a great save. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Obi Wan Cannabis's goalkeeper Gaspar Ripamonti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Obi Wan Cannabis's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernandinho Barral was slow to take the kick. During this time CA Portugália's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Fernandinho Barral got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gaspar Ripamonti quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 82nd match minute, Obi Wan Cannabis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ysmael Llanos to maneuver through the defense. Leif Harlén kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Gaspar Ripamonti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barry Gunn in the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Norbert Tamulewicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CA Portugália's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Obi Wan Cannabis the free kick. A collision led to CA Portugália getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Norbert Tamulewicz hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CA Portugália eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.