U23 World League

Los Pajaritos
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Lucas Grijander started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Ciano Sainz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the match José Puyol sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bastia Coira skillfully saved the ball. Ciruel Academy's Nicolás Elenes got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicolás Elenes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the game, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bastia Coira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 14th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Nicolás Elenes notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira. Bastia Coira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bastia Coira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Grijander's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Nicolás Elenes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bastia Coira. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolás Elenes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Bastia Coira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Elenes in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Nicolás Elenes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bastia Coira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fırat Okbaş in the 41st minute of play. When Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciano Sainz to make the kick off. Florentino Rodriguez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Bastia Coira made a huge save. Bastia Coira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucas Grijander showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 55 minute of play. In the 58th minute Nicolás Elenes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastia Coira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bastia Coira made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Nicolás Elenes sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Bastia Coira was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Lucas Grijander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucas Grijander really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Bastia Coira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Grijander, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Zarando Cordoba notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira. Bastia Coira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Lucas Grijander reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bastia Coira. The goal made the score 0-9. 87 minutes into the match, Zarando Cordoba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bastia Coira. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zarando Cordoba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Grijander in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bastia Coira saved C.D. Ciudad de Soria from getting behind. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ciruel Academy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.