U23 World League

El Gran Bosqueberry
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gwidon Patora got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofil Walczyk in the 15th minute of play forced Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Clive Shilton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tala Bosques del Jaure's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Song Xing was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Filomeno Erlantz got a free kick in the 21st minute. Clive Shilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Lin Di in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Tala Bosques del Jaure getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Azibar Blanch hit a great ball. In the 28th minute He Lin Di shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clive Shilton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Erik Persson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Tala Bosques del Jaure's Clive Shilton. Clive Shilton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erik Persson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clive Shilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Lin Di in the 40th minute of the match. Clive Shilton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Lin Di, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Hardy hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natanael Leal to make the kick off. Filomeno Erlantz's late challenge caught a Tala Bosques del Jaure's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filomeno Erlantz helped the player get up and apologised. After 51 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Filomeno Erlantz. In the 55th minute, Innocenzio Sesse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tala Bosques del Jaure's zone, Gwidon Patora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clive Shilton came out of the goal and Gwidon Patora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Clive Shilton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Tala Bosques del Jaure from getting a goal against them. Clive Shilton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Lin Di, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Gwidon Patora reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clive Shilton. The goal made the score 0-3. 73 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Patora came free, but Clive Shilton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Gwidon Patora kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clive Shilton. That made the score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. Veth Crystals's Sebastian Wierzchowski was substituted for He Lin Di. Veth Crystals's Carlos-Armando Valderrama got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute Gwidon Patora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clive Shilton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Clive Shilton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A hard shot 91 in the game by Sebastian Wierzchowski from a close distance when the talented Clive Shilton managed to make a qualified save. Tala Bosques del Jaure's players were relieved. Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clive Shilton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the match was over Veth Crystals could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tala Bosques del Jaure throughout the match.