U23 World League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oliviero Zapata got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Brian Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.D. Alcorcón's Lucian Segarra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brian Montenegro in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucian Segarra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lucian Segarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Lopes in the 7th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, one of A.D. Alcorcón:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Brian Montenegro made a great header on C.A Gryffindor's corner, it was just that A.D. Alcorcón's Lucian Segarra managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 14th minute Sarracino Marsano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Segarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Oliviero Zapata got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Montenegro in the 33rd minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Lucian Segarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Renato Nevares almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A.D. Alcorcón's Lucian Segarra did a great save. Lucian Segarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Corinth made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Oliviero Zapata sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute, Brian Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Lucian Segarra. A.D. Alcorcón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

C.A Gryffindor's Marquinhos Filho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Saverio Alfaro, made in the 61st minute of the game. After 62 played minutes C.A Gryffindor got a freekick which was hit by Denílson Lopes. The throw-in from Angelo Arenas in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C.A Gryffindor's Marquinhos Filho. Lucian Segarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Nevares, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when C.A Gryffindor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sarracino Marsano didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.A Gryffindor made a substitution. Edgard Mangueira replaced Denílson Lopes. In the 80th minute, Sarracino Marsano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in A.D. Alcorcón's zone, Edgard Mangueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucian Segarra came out of the goal and Edgard Mangueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Felip Japón ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio Corinth was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Saverio Alfaro made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.A Gryffindor's Anıl Ozan Bardakçıoğlu. In the 96th minute Oliviero Zapata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Corinth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.