U21 World League

Estadio Insular
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Amado Portillo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, CLC Winter's Ercole Polo got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Cosimo Epifani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joan Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes, Ekhi Teresa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U Alcaravaneras and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ekhi Teresa kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Joan Aballe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Epifani in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Ennio Musso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, U Alcaravaneras's Emilio Jaraba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arrigo Righi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joan Aballe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ercole Polo in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 17th minute of play forced U Alcaravaneras's goalkeeper Joan Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U Alcaravaneras getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Fermín Fernandez hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, CLC Winter's Ercole Polo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joan Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Arrigo Righi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Jaraba in the 27th minute of the match. Xalvador Madariaga charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xalvador Madariaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 28 minutes into the game, one of U Alcaravaneras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 29th minute there was a penalty for CLC Winter. Emanuele Cosi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joan Aballe. 0-2. After 37 minutes of play, U Alcaravaneras's Amado Portillo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arrigo Righi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 42 minutes of play, CLC Winter's Ercole Polo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joan Aballe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristoforo Balboni might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joan Aballe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristoforo Balboni ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

55 minutes into the match, U Alcaravaneras's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Epifani came free, but Joan Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuele Cosi in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joan Aballe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. CLC Winter's Emanuele Cosi was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 58th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Joan Aballe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuele Cosi's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. U Alcaravaneras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Ercole Polo scored to the left of an out of position Joan Aballe, making the score, 1-5. CLC Winter's Emanuele Cosi suffered a sprained foot after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Xalvador Madariaga got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. CLC Winter made a substitution. Fabiano Porta replaced Emanuele Cosi. Xalvador Madariaga hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in U Alcaravaneras's zone, Ennio Musso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joan Aballe came out of the goal and Ennio Musso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute Cosimo Epifani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joan Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to CLC Winter getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ercole Polo hit a great ball. Fabiano Porta scored 1-6 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joan Aballe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th match minute, U Alcaravaneras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amado Portillo to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amado Portillo during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amado Portillo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. U Alcaravaneras's Joan Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Porta in the 96th minute of play.