U23 World League

Patio Mayor
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) CAM Football Club's Fausto Ekain started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gervasio Gipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Benavides, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Fagondo came free, but Cordarrol Vallejoller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giancarlo Mora to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Cordarrol Vallejoller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Martín Ulloa made a precise shot to the right of Gervasio Gipuzkoa. CAM Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fausto Ekain managed to get in a good position for a shot. CAM Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Ekain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cordarrol Vallejoller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Eloy Orzaize hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martín Ulloa in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gervasio Gipuzkoa saved CAM Football Club from getting behind. Gervasio Gipuzkoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ulloa, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Giancarlo Mora got a free kick in the 29th minute. CAM Football Club were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godofredo Senio took the corner. The corner ended in Godofredo Senio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Cordarrol Vallejoller did a great save. In the 36th minute, Martín Ulloa made a precise shot to the right of Gervasio Gipuzkoa. CAM Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 40th minute, Godofredo Senio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martín Ulloa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Miguel Rayman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 46th minute of the match CAM Football Club got a corner. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Godofredo Senio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aristides Fagondo during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Jesus Santikurtz hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. CAM Football Club's Godofredo Senio got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giancarlo Mora got free with Gervasio Gipuzkoa in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Martín Ulloa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. A collision led to CAM Football Club getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Americo Urtungo hit a great ball. CAM Football Club's Hector Galo was substituted for Miguel Rayman. CAM Football Club's Hermengildo Montrell was substituted for Aristides Fagondo. A collision led to CAM Football Club getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Americo Urtungo hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francesco Benavides in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gervasio Gipuzkoa saved CAM Football Club from getting behind. Francesco Benavides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Gipuzkoa having to interfere. Fausto Ekain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fausto Ekain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Cordarrol Vallejoller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Galo in the 85th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Cordarrol Vallejoller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of CAM Football Club booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Pimentel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordarrol Vallejoller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Senio in the 87th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.