U21 World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ostadar Cavaneros got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ defense, Julián Álvarez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Mejia. The ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Mejia should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Artemio Naike got a free kick in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Precioso Gordejuela got a free kick in the 9th minute. Precioso Gordejuela charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Precioso Gordejuela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot by Ángel-Fabián Di María from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got Luís Mejia's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 15th minute, Lion Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's goal looked a bit too open when Julián Álvarez came free, but Luís Mejia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julián Álvarez succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 26th playminute. Luís Mejia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Ángel-Fabián Di María cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Luís Mejia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the game, Ángel-Fabián Di María cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Luís Mejia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the game, Ostadar Cavaneros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Scaloneta the free kick. Luís Mejia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julián Álvarez in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Julián Álvarez made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Julián Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Mejia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Mejia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julián Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lion Messi in the 58th minute of play forced ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's goalkeeper Luís Mejia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Rigoberto Cuarto got a free kick in the 61st minute. Tallia Carcel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antonio Galeano hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Luís Mejia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lion Messi in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sidro Taladriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albano Bemabe was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Alexis Mac Allister got a free kick in the 71st minute. Alexis Mac Allister kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ángel-Fabián Di María during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ángel-Fabián Di María hit a great ball. Luís Mejia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julián Álvarez in the 81st minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Ángel-Fabián Di María hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ostadar Cavaneros came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ostadar Cavaneros couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Rodri De Paul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ostadar Cavaneros struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Albano Bemabe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Aurken in the 91st minute of play forced ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's goalkeeper Luís Mejia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Scaloneta'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.