U21 World League

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pancho Leceta kicked off to start the match. Benigno Ilazki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Calderón Palazuelos in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Mainumby's Victor Gelmiro got a free kick in the 10th minute. Victor Gelmiro's late challenge caught a Barcelona de América's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Gelmiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mainumby getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Victor Gelmiro hit a great ball. Benigno Ilazki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espinola Ucles in the 13th minute of the match. Fabio Marines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Beltza in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pancho Leceta got free with Benigno Ilazki in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Samuel Bazo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Pancho Leceta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benigno Ilazki. That made the score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. Mainumby's Benigno Ilazki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Mainumby from getting a goal against them. 48 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Barcelona de América's Calderón Palazuelos fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Mainumby's Bernardo Benet was substituted for Isaac Urtungo. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerardo Oinatz was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Barcelona de América's Samuel Bazo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benigno Ilazki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The supporters of Barcelona de América booed when Mainumby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amancio Tallia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pancho Leceta in the 60th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Benigno Ilazki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Benet during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Mainumby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Benet to maneuver through the defense. Benigno Ilazki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pancho Leceta in the 63rd minute of play. Benigno Ilazki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edison Mendez in the 63rd minute of play. The Barcelona de América fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Barcelona de América's Calderón Palazuelos 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Benigno Ilazki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pancho Leceta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calderón Palazuelos's late challenge caught a Mainumby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Calderón Palazuelos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mainumby booed when Barcelona de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calderón Palazuelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Gerardo Oinatz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mainumby's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Oinatz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Marines breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Mainumby's Celestino Curcio got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Pancho Leceta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona de América's supporters rose to their feet, but Pancho Leceta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benigno Ilazki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Mainumby defense, Pancho Leceta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benigno Ilazki. The Mainumby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benigno Ilazki should have stopped the shot. Mainumby's Benigno Ilazki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edison Mendez in the 82nd minute of play. When Gerardo Oinatz fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mainumby's protests and gave Gerardo Oinatz a yellow card for diving instead. Gerardo Oinatz hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Gerardo Oinatz hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Fabio Marines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Oinatz in the 96th minute of play. 6-0 became the score in the 99th minute when Ulises Casanande elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Barcelona de América's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.