U21 World League

Syd Barret
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Alvaro Innocenzio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Damaso Rivas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Lope in the 5th minute of the match. Gabri Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Innocenzio in the 6th minute. A collision led to Pink Floyd getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Clodoveo Blanco hit a great ball. Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lope in the 10th minute of play. Carlos Lope took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damaso Rivas. Damaso Rivas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristobal Bermudez to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Carlos Lope kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damaso Rivas. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damaso Rivas should have stopped the shot. If Alfredo Veto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damaso Rivas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Arias in the 26th minute of the match. Damaso Rivas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magnus Svanér, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Damaso Rivas came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias. But to his dismay, Nunez Arias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Damaso Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Veto in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Nunez Arias hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Cirilo Tebaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Carlos Lope left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 46 minutes into the match, Pink Floyd's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Arias came free, but Damaso Rivas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Lope took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damaso Rivas. Damaso Rivas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nunez Arias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Damaso Rivas made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Carlos Lope sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute, Carlos Lope reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Damaso Rivas. The goal made the score 0-6. With a little luck, Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas got control of the ball when Nunez Arias tried to sneak it across the goal line. AFC FUSION's Ruperto Chepe pulled a muscle in his back after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Alvaro Innocenzio charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alvaro Innocenzio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Maximiliano Batista replaced Ruperto Chepe. Alvaro Innocenzio hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Carlos Lope got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 62nd minute, AFC FUSION's Clemente Fresco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Damaso Rivas. Damaso Rivas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. 65 minutes into the match, Carlos Lope had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Lope was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Pink Floyd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Lizer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Julio Olarticoechea sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Zacarias Silbestre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damaso Rivas. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damaso Rivas should have stopped the shot. Damaso Rivas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Lope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Zacarias Silbestre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zacarias Silbestre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. A collision led to Pink Floyd getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristobal Lizer hit a great ball. Zacarias Silbestre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zacarias Silbestre got free with Damaso Rivas in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Magnus Svanér managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Magnus Svanér was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damaso Rivas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Zacarias Silbestre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Julio Olarticoechea took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Damaso Rivas to make any attempt to save it. The Pink Floyd fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC FUSION were clearly better and deserved to take the win.