U23 World League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 6955 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1020, VIP seats: 153) Svetlozar Vúlov made the kick off and thus started the match. Americo Rey hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Lopes in the 3rd minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Kelemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Abechuco in the 6th minute of the match. Marius Lăcătuș hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Alvaro Nayely put in a rough tackle. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Majadita FC! Svetlozar Vúlov walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 25th minute of the match, David Corderun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aristides Rumaldo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Natanael got free with Aristides Rumaldo in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nestor Kelemen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Tiniebra, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Marius Lăcătuș might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aristides Rumaldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marius Lăcătuș ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Majadita FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Joaquin Tiniebra hit a great ball. David Corderun charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Corderun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Corderun kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mateo Abechuco to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Daniel Natanael put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Aristides Rumaldo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Abechuco in the 58th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateo Abechuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paulo-Henrique Ganso hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Majadita FC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Blanco. Aristides Rumaldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Svetlozar Vúlov went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Aristides Rumaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Corderun in the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mateo Abechuco in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Kelemen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Majadita FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.