U21 World League

LA BOMBONERA
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldo Palet got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Ronaldo Palet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Abancens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 3 minutes, Anastasio Petrigai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the the xeneise dream team and the Todos al Fondo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anastasio Petrigai kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Cesar Landaburu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agapito Payet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Rodas in the 14th minute of the match. When Ronaldo Palet came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Todos al Fondo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronaldo Palet couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Palet in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Abancens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denis Garnelo kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Todos al Fondo's Agapito Payet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Gervaso in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Palet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Abancens was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Todos al Fondo's Ronaldo Palet in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye the xeneise dream team's goalie prevented a goal. Todos al Fondo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ronaldo Palet in the 24th minute. After taking down the ball on Todos al Fondo's corner Ronaldo Palet fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurelio Abancens quite easily take care of the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by the xeneise dream team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronaldo Palet was slow to take the kick. During this time Todos al Fondo's players had a chance to rest. Aurelio Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gorbea Helguera in the 27th minute of play. Aurelio Abancens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Palet's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anastasio Petrigai made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Florentino Llorienzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldo Palet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aurelio Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Palet, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ronaldo Palet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aurelio Abancens having to make a save. Aurelio Abancens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Palet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Palet came free, but Aurelio Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Todos al Fondo's Ignacio Abaunza got a free kick in the 70th minute. Florentino Llorienzo, 70 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Palet in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Abancens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ronaldo Palet in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aurelio Abancens, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, the xeneise dream team's Aurelio Abancens got control of the ball when Ronaldo Palet tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ronaldo Palet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Denis Garnelo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gorbea Helguera's late challenge caught a the xeneise dream team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gorbea Helguera helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 played minutes Todos al Fondo got a freekick which was hit by Gorbea Helguera. When Todos al Fondo's Ronaldo Palet in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye the xeneise dream team's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo Palet in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Abancens saved the xeneise dream team from getting behind. Aurelio Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Garnelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. the xeneise dream team's Aurelio Abancens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save the xeneise dream team from getting a goal against them.