U21 World League

MEC
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Astor Sobrido kicked off to start the match. Célio Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giraldo Laiseca having to interfere. Clemente Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Gadañon in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Luisito Gadañon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th match minute, CERRO PORTEÑO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celestino Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. Célio Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Giraldo Laiseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 minutes, Gotzon Lamas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CERRO PORTEÑO and the MarquinhosEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CERRO PORTEÑO getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Gotzon Lamas hit a great ball. Clemente Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Berrondo in the 24th minute of the match. Clemente Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Gadañon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giraldo Laiseca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcos Boldrini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. MarquinhosEC's Clemente Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Berrondo in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Durvalino Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MarquinhosEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CERRO PORTEÑO the free kick. A collision led to MarquinhosEC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Durvalino Silva hit a great ball. When Gotzon Lamas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 42 minutes had been played. In the 46th minute, Urti Rancaño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcos Boldrini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giraldo Laiseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when CERRO PORTEÑO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Gadañon didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Marcos Boldrini got a free kick in the 54th minute. Célio Matorin might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giraldo Laiseca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Célio Matorin ran back to his position shaking his head. 59 minutes in the game, Marcos Boldrini dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 63 minutes, Nuno Berrondo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CERRO PORTEÑO and the MarquinhosEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CERRO PORTEÑO getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nuno Berrondo hit a great ball. Giraldo Laiseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Boldrini, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Luisito Gadañon made a precise shot to the right of Clemente Varela. MarquinhosEC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. CERRO PORTEÑO's Giraldo Laiseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Célio Matorin in the 74th minute of play. MarquinhosEC's Clemente Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Berrondo in the 76th minute of play. CERRO PORTEÑO's Giraldo Laiseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Boldrini in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Marcos Boldrini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giraldo Laiseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Berrondo struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Clemente Varela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CERRO PORTEÑO. Célio Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Giraldo Laiseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Gadañon in the 94th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Clemente Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MarquinhosEC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.