U21 World League

impala coliseum
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Benat got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 17 de enero team! Virgilio Marcilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Blas Eusko went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Primitivo Dominic hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 17 de enero team's Silvio Ixidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curcio Amer in the 28th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Blas Eusko made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. PERSPOLIS's Virgilio Marcilla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Silvio Ixidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curcio Amer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 17 de enero team getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Hugo Quintin hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 17 de enero team's zone, Xuaco Otero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Ixidor came out of the goal and Xuaco Otero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Xuaco Otero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 17 de enero team's Silvio Ixidor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Ricardo Benat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 17 de enero team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Benat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Virgilio Marcilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Benat, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Curcio Amer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Curcio Amer notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of 17 de enero team's Silvio Ixidor. Silvio Ixidor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of 17 de enero team booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaizki Lacorte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Curcio Torres hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 65th match minute, 17 de enero team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Eusko to maneuver through the defense. After 72 played minutes Xuaco Otero rounded 17 de enero team's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. 83 minutes into the match, Xuaco Otero notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of 17 de enero team's Silvio Ixidor. Silvio Ixidor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Blas Eusko succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. Delmar Santiago took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Virgilio Marcilla. PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.