U21 World League

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Arnaldo Gutxi got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Loco De Remate's zone, Gabriel-Omar Hrabina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Dolcet came out of the goal and Gabriel-Omar Hrabina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the game, Stat Veritas FC's Sebastian Boni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Dolcet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Damian Maura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florencio Orlanda. Pedro Dolcet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Favila in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Stat Veritas FC's Fabian Semeno got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After having played for 25 minutes, Florencio Orlanda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loco De Remate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florencio Orlanda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stat Veritas FC's Damian Maura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Stat Veritas FC from getting a goal against them. After 31 minutes of play, Stat Veritas FC's Sebastian Boni made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Dolcet was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th match minute, Loco De Remate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Segundo Favila to maneuver through the defense. Arnaldo Gutxi hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After 47 minutes of play, Stat Veritas FC's Sebastian Boni made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Dolcet was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When Quique Hrabina came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Stat Veritas FC 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 Quique Hrabina couldn't finish the play. Stat Veritas FC's Humberto Maore got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Amado Maurin notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Stat Veritas FC's Damian Maura. Damian Maura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Dolcet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Semeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Stat Veritas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.