U21 World League

Oscar A. Ruggeri
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) FC Kopenalguen's Bruno Maiorga 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. Luli Amor took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Constantino Herena. Constantino Herena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Eguen Catalan struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Constantino Herena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Programayin. FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Herena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luli Amor in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luli Amor in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Constantino Herena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11thth minute of the game Luli Amor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Herena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Programayin's Luli Amor in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kopenalguen's goalie prevented a goal. Constantino Herena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luli Amor, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The supporters of Programayin booed when FC Kopenalguen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Montrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oihan Onis took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Constantino Herena. Constantino Herena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 23rd minute Luli Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Constantino Herena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luli Amor in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Constantino Herena saved FC Kopenalguen from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luli Amor in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Constantino Herena saved FC Kopenalguen from getting behind. In the 29th match minute, Programayin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. If Victorino Pierres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santo Careaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Maiorga in the 33rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luli Amor in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Constantino Herena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 35 minutes into the match, Luli Lulić notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Herena. Constantino Herena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luli Lulić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Constantino Herena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Kopenalguen's Zeledon Sadurni got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 43 played minutes FC Kopenalguen got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Oliviero. If Oihan Onis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Luli Amor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, FC Kopenalguen's Fabio Montrell got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luli Amor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luli Amor did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Constantino Herena 52 minutes into the match. Luli Amor in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Constantino Herena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Herena got control of the ball when Lilian Thuram tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Luli Amor sped through FC Kopenalguen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Constantino Herena. Constantino Herena was a little too slow when Luli Amor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-6. When Oihan Onis came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Programayin 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 Oihan Onis couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute, Luli Amor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Programayin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. In the 80th minute, one of FC Kopenalguen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Kopenalguen. With a little luck, FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Herena got control of the ball when Luli Amor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Programayin's Luli Amor got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Michael Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luli Amor charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luli Amor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Kopenalguen booed when Programayin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luli Amor didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute, Luli Amor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Programayin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10.