U21 World League

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Benjamin Welch made the kick off and thus started the match. Piero Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Welch in the 5th minute of play. Eric Allison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yago Polanco in the 9th minute of the match. Piero Kahn came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Beech United's Benjamin Welch. But to his dismay, Benjamin Welch quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yago Polanco in the 18th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Yago Polanco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Beech United's Eric Allison did a great save. The crowd rose to their feet as Taltum FC's Yago Polanco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eric Allison. That made the score 1-1 after 22 minutes of play. With a little luck, Beech United's Eric Allison got control of the ball when Marquez Doñez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Piero Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Welch, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Fabio Rallo's late challenge caught a Beech United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Rallo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st match minute, Taltum FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Rallo to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the game, Marquez Doñez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Eric Allison was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute, Vito Areta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Xzavion Bustos in the 44th minute really tested Eric Allison's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th minute, Taltum FC's Yago Polanco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yago Polanco to make the kick off. Casey Brownlow kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yago Polanco in the 57th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yago Polanco in the 59th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Beech United booed when Taltum FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquez Doñez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eric Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yago Polanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, Vito Areta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Beech United's Louis Dobbs got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Rob Joynes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beech United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taltum FC the free kick. Rob Joynes hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Marquez Doñez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taltum FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Vito Areta might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Allison. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vito Areta ran back to his position shaking his head. When Yago Polanco fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taltum FC's protests and gave Yago Polanco a yellow card for diving instead. Taltum FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.