U23 World League

Maquilishuat Stadium
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gervasio Ramos started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes El coca fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marco Ruben who took care of the corner kick. Marco Ruben made a great header on Real Kuskatan C.F.'s corner, it was just that El coca fc's Serafino Lopez managed to reach the ball for a save. Fred Haney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albano Ramirez in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Feliks Drzewucki reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Serafino Lopez. The goal made the score 1-0. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Fred Haney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Ponce in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Ardiles in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fred Haney prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Fred Haney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Ponce in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Arsenio Aguilera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Haney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Albano Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El coca fc's Serafino Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save El coca fc from getting a goal against them. Serafino Lopez made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Feliks Drzewucki sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Real Kuskatan C.F.'s zone, Albano Ramirez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fred Haney came out of the goal and Albano Ramirez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Osvaldo Ardiles made the kick off in the second half. Serafino Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Ramos in the 51st minute of play. Serafino Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Drzewucki in the 57th minute of play. The supporters of El coca fc booed when Real Kuskatan C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Ruben didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, El coca fc's Angelino Urko got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute Gervasio Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafino Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafino Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafino Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Ruben in the 75th minute of play. Fred Haney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Aguilera, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Marco Ruben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serafino Lopez. El coca fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Ruben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Edmund Hludzenski was substituted for Justo Azevedo. Serafino Lopez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Feliks Drzewucki went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute, Blas Matxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Real Kuskatan C.F. fans cheered their team off the field, for while El coca fc had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.