U23 World League

Hell Pot
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramiro Montae kicked off to start the match. Rik Sirguero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Montae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rik Sirguero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Idacio in the 6th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, Fire Breathers FC's Presebal Baldes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Urbano Firman was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Gergori came free, but Rik Sirguero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Presebal Baldes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romildo Lombillo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Rik Sirguero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Idacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rik Sirguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Eleder in the 25th minute of the match. Rik Sirguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Eleder in the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Presebal Baldes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fire Breathers FC's Rik Sirguero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Idacio in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Fire Breathers FC's Goizeder Parserises got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 39 played minutes Fractal FC got a freekick which was hit by Victor Idacio. After a defensive mix-up in Fractal FC's zone, Presebal Baldes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urbano Firman came out of the goal and Presebal Baldes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Goizeder Parserises had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Goizeder Parserises was the one to do the kick off. Presebal Baldes charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Presebal Baldes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fractal FC booed when Fire Breathers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Presebal Baldes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Presebal Baldes sped through Fractal FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Urbano Firman. Fire Breathers FC's Rik Sirguero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Idacio in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Fire Breathers FC's Presebal Baldes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urbano Firman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Fire Breathers FC's Rik Sirguero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Fire Breathers FC from getting a goal against them. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Conrado Urre with Wilfredo Eleder as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Wilfredo Eleder's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rik Sirguero firmly grabbed it by the left post. A well-hit corner resulted in Artemio Gergori heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Fractal FC's Urbano Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Goizeder Parserises in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Wilfredo Eleder reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rik Sirguero. The goal made the score 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Salmon in the 92nd minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fractal FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.