U21 World League

Manfredi
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Llanos kicked off to start the match. Manfredi AFC's Nereo Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Llanos in the 3rd minute of play. Nereo Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Efren in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Tadeo Efren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgrano de Pibasog fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute Alfredo Llanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nereo Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yan Chong Yue in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nereo Abad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfredo Llanos scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nereo Abad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacinto Benitez hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Nereo Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentim Barco, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yan Chong Yue in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nereo Abad saved Manfredi AFC from getting behind. Nereo Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentim Barco in the 30th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Yan Chong Yue sped through Manfredi AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nereo Abad. Yan Chong Yue took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nereo Abad. Nereo Abad dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After 43 minutes of play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Alfredo Llanos made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Abad was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pablo Cordeal to strike the kick off in the second half. Nereo Abad acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alfredo Farré. Nereo Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Llanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nereo Abad was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredo Llanos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 54 minute of play. Nereo Abad was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Alfredo Llanos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredo Llanos really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Manfredi AFC's Nereo Abad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Manfredi AFC from getting a goal against them. Andres Ignatius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Cordeal in the 63rd minute of the match. Manfredi AFC's Jacinto Benitez quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alfredo Piboon, made in the 65th minute of the game. Nereo Abad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Llanos went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Alfredo Llanos's late challenge caught a Manfredi AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Llanos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Alfredo Llanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pablo Cordeal scored 1-9 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andres Ignatius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nereo Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Llanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Alfredo Farré fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nereo Abad having to interfere. Nereo Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Llanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Yan Chong Yue notched a goal, 1-10, to the right of Manfredi AFC's Nereo Abad. Nereo Abad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 92 minutes into the game, Yan Chong Yue cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-12. Nereo Abad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nereo Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yan Chong Yue in the 95th minute. The Manfredi AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Belgrano de Pibasog were clearly better and deserved to take the win.