U23 World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel Isaio got the match started through his kick off. Blas Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomon Gonzáles in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Horacio Matthew shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Rajoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sabino Alabern hit a great ball. When Serafino Marino came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the TORQUE F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Serafino Marino couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute Gabriel Isaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Rajoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Matthew came free, but Rogelio Rajoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Abajas came free, but Blas Roldanillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogelio Rajoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Gaufred in the 18th minute of the match. Sabino Alabern's late challenge caught a TORQUE F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sabino Alabern helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Sabino Alabern hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes, TORQUE F.C.'s Serafino Marino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rogelio Rajoi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TORQUE F.C. reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Isaio in the 24th minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Rogelio Rajoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Roldanillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Giacomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute ALPUJARRAS LIBRE were awarded a corner. Sabino Alabern went to the cornerflag to take it. After 38 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Dubardo. Blas Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomon Gonzáles in the 40th minute of play. With an all-out effort, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Blas Roldanillo threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salomon Gonzáles, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herminio Abajas to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Tobias Ostargi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Sabino Alabern couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for TORQUE F.C.. Rogelio Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Isaio in the 57th minute of play. Rogelio Rajoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Dubardo in the 62nd minute of the match. Rogelio Rajoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Isaio's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Serafino Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Eliu Cabrera replaced Josepe Puyol. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Zaquiel Colsa replaced Nicholas Herrera. After a rather tough play, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Edoardo Giacomini got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Serafino Marino 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. In the 79th minute, Santiago Dellasierra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blas Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomon Gonzáles in the 83rd minute of play. Teodoro Dubardo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Santiago Dellasierra charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santiago Dellasierra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Santiago Dellasierra got a free kick in the 94th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.