U21 World League

Eustaquio Somiedo
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ekain Esperta made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Petri Alfaro got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Ekain Esperta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of PreservemospolladeaguaFC booed when O MOTIVO ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Valadares didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Bernardo de Salles sped through PreservemospolladeaguaFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Esteve Silva. 15 minutes into the game, Baltasar Verges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave O MOTIVO ⚽ the free kick. In the 15th minute, Baltasar Verges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteve Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Bernardo de Salles succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Baltasar Verges was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when PreservemospolladeaguaFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Verges didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes O MOTIVO ⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Quintal. Esteve Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduardo Valadares went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the game, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Eduardo Valadares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esteve Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Esteve Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Eladio Galego hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 44 minutes of play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Bernardo de Salles made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esteve Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half O MOTIVO ⚽ were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo de Salles to make the kick off. When Cristobal Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PreservemospolladeaguaFC's protests and gave Cristobal Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when PreservemospolladeaguaFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in PreservemospolladeaguaFC's zone, Eduardo Valadares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteve Silva came out of the goal and Eduardo Valadares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 55 played minutes Bernardo de Salles rounded PreservemospolladeaguaFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Linhares during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66thth minute of the game Bernardo de Salles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Esteve Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 71 minutes PreservemospolladeaguaFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oswaldo Rosa who took care of the corner kick. Eduardo Valadares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Esteve Silva made a huge save. Esteve Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduardo Valadares in the 73rd minute. Claudinho Quintal kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Ekain Esperta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Wágner Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Claudinho Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Esteve Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo de Salles in the 83rd minute of play. If Ekain Esperta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Eduardo Valadares put it in 1-8 from a short distance just to the right of Esteve Silva. Oswaldo Rosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Esteve Silva made a huge save. Cristobal Garcia hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. If Eduardo Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The PreservemospolladeaguaFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. O MOTIVO ⚽ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.