U21 World League

Estadio Efrén-Ipurúa
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Cai started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Benjamin Pietro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 8 minutes, Felix Efren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Efren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alto Moco in the 19th minute of play forced Eibar 09-12-18's goalkeeper Justino Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes, Marcelo Ignado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eibar 09-12-18 and the ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 21 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Ignado. A collision led to ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hilario Beltza hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Omero. Elpidio Efren's late challenge caught a ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elpidio Efren helped the player get up and apologised. Justino Abadia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Franco in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alto Moco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justino Abadia was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Justino Abadia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Calisto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Efren was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Elpidio Efren hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Angel Quiroga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Cai in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Justino Franco was the one to do the kick off. Angel Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Perico in the 51st minute of play. Alto Moco in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Justino Abadia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Felix Efren managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Efren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Justino Abadia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felix Efren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justino Abadia having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Eibar 09-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Pietro to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Donato Chinto got a free kick in the 78th minute. Horacio Calisto kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Eibar 09-12-18 getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Christian Cai hit a great ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Alto Moco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alto Moco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justino Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Calisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Hernan Macias got a free kick in the 91st minute. When Justino Franco came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ 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 Justino Franco couldn't finish the play. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ played a much better game than Eibar 09-12-18 and deserved their victory. The Eibar 09-12-18 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.