U21 World League

El Cilindro
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felipe Ikatz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eriberto Padro charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Padro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when Mystyc FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Padro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grant Mason recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mystyc FC's Venancio Ibar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Mason in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Sykes in the 20th minute of play forced Mystyc FC's goalkeeper Venancio Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Connor Bridge fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Handsome Wizards UTD's protests and gave Connor Bridge a yellow card for diving instead. Connor Bridge kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Benjamin Sykes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Venancio Ibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Calixto's late challenge caught a The Handsome Wizards UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evaristo Calixto helped the player get up and apologised. After 29 played minutes Mystyc FC got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Calixto. A collision led to Mystyc FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Eriberto Padro hit a great ball. Benjamin Sykes scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Venancio Ibar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ash Crowther to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Edelmiro Locaio in the 39th minute really tested Luke Hollingsworth's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save The Handsome Wizards UTD from getting a goal against them. Felipe Ikatz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Luke Hollingsworth when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benjamin Sykes to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Noe in the 53rd minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Ikatz in the 53rd minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venancio Ibar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connor Bridge in the 62nd minute of the match. The Handsome Wizards UTD were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Mystyc FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ash Crowther took the corner. After taking down the ball on The Handsome Wizards UTD's corner Ash Crowther fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Venancio Ibar quite easily take care of the ball. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Ikatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Noe in the 70th minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Handsome Wizards UTD defense, Edelmiro Locaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luke Hollingsworth should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Noe in the 79th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eriberto Padro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Mystyc FC fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Mystyc FC's Felipe Ikatz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Hector Indar fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mystyc FC's protests and gave Hector Indar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mystyc FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Hector Indar hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.