U23 World League

17 de Octubre
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salvador Lizer got the match started through his kick off. Camilo Santiago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelio Precioso in the 3rd minute of play. Joaquin Todor hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Eden Hazard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Santiago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Lizer in the 21st minute of play forced Justicialista FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Cutberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aldo Txema in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Camilo Santiago saved Big Babousa from getting behind. 25 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's goalkeeper Camilo Santiago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eden Hazard. Camilo Santiago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelio Precioso in the 26th minute of the match. Eden Hazard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Santiago having to interfere. Aldo Txema did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Camilo Santiago 33 minutes into the match. The supporters of Justicialista FC booed when Big Babousa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigio Inocente didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Justicialista FC's Eden Hazard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Santiago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Big Babousa's Camilo Santiago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eden Hazard in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Big Babousa's Manos Tsakalidis got a free kick in the 59th minute. Camilo Santiago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Txema went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Marco Berasko hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Manos Tsakalidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Big Babousa's supporters rose to their feet, but Manos Tsakalidis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elpidio Cutberto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aldo Txema in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Camilo Santiago saved Big Babousa from getting behind. After some careless play in the Big Babousa defense, Aldo Txema kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Camilo Santiago. The Big Babousa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Camilo Santiago should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Justicialista FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cornelio Precioso hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Aldo Txema had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Camilo Santiago. Big Babousa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aldo Txema was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. With an all-out effort, Big Babousa's Elpidio Cutberto threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salvador Lizer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Camilo Santiago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eden Hazard went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute, Cornelio Precioso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Big Babousa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.