U21 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Javier Milei started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Fausto Solustiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. PLASNIKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Solustiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Nafarroa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marciano Pacifico kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Milei in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Hats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute of the match ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ got a corner. PLASNIKE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Conrado Tello ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristian Hats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Milei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Llorian, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Aurelio Nafarroa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ from getting a goal against them. Aurelio Nafarroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasio Diegotxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Bakar in the 32nd minute of play forced PLASNIKE's goalkeeper Cristian Hats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Faustino Llorian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Hats. PLASNIKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustino Llorian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Aurelio Nafarroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Solustiano in the 40th minute of the match. With his leg Aurelio Nafarroa managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when PLASNIKE's Aldo Romero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fausto Solustiano to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Milei in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Hats saved PLASNIKE from getting behind. Victorino Balendin kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Conrado Tello broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cristian Hats made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Javier Milei sent off a good shot on target. Fausto Solustiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Aurelio Nafarroa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaudencio Vito during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Gaudencio Vito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Conrado Tello sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Hats skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Teo Vitin got a free kick in the 76th minute. Aldo Romero was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 76th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Fausto Solustiano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aurelio Nafarroa having to make a save. PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save PLASNIKE from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute, Faustino Llorian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Aldo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto Solustiano hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of PLASNIKE:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Milei in the 97th minute of play forced PLASNIKE's goalkeeper Cristian Hats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.