U21 World League

Charcas
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) C.S.D Punta Ballena's Nevada Chapital 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 8th minute Meder Abeita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorrin Artiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Jorrin Artiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ongile Abar in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Chuquisaca getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Diaz Abadie hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Federico Valverde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felipillo Abalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 29th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivareo Monta to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Chuquisaca's Meder Abeita got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Nevada Chapital made a precise shot to the right of Felipillo Abalos. Chuquisaca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Felipillo Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nevada Chapital in the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Chuquisaca getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Anier Abadia hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelinho Veiga during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelinho Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Felipillo Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Valverde in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to C.S.D Punta Ballena getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Marcelinho Veiga hit a great ball. C.S.D Punta Ballena made a substitution. Gutierrre Olier replaced Baudelio Valls. 68 minutes into the game, Anton Guilizasti threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chuquisaca's Fernado Abeitia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 74 minutes of play, Chuquisaca's Ongile Abar made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorrin Artiz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anton Guilizasti's late challenge caught a Chuquisaca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Guilizasti helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Guilizasti to maneuver through the defense. Marcelinho Veiga was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Marcelinho Veiga hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in C.S.D Punta Ballena's zone, Meder Abeita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorrin Artiz came out of the goal and Meder Abeita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 86 minutes, Bastia Llantada mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.S.D Punta Ballena and the Chuquisaca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastia Llantada to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meder Abeita in the 92nd minute of play forced C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalkeeper Jorrin Artiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C.S.D Punta Ballena eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.