U23 World League

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roberto Chesus made the kick off which started today's match. After taking down the ball on Plaza Babys CF's corner Aļģis Engers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zhuang Jun Di quite easily take care of the ball. In the 6th minute Dario Estefan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Moya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Estefan in the 9th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Manuel Moya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes of play, Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhuang Jun Di was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Chesus in the 19th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Manuel Moya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Aparicio Ladra 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. If Nicasio Gabirel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Zhuang Jun Di successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 29thth minute of the game Roberto Chesus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joseba Sacristán hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, Dep. Rengo y Ricota F. C's goalkeeper Zhuang Jun Di had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aparicio Ladra. The audience was convinced that Roberto Chesus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Moya was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Roberto Chesus succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 45th minute Yasin Saleh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuang Jun Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aparicio Ladra was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dario Estefan got free with Manuel Moya in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep. Rengo y Ricota F. C's goalkeeper Zhuang Jun Di, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zhuang Jun Di came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh. But to his dismay, Yasin Saleh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Plaza Babys CF made a substitution. Bo Kristiansson replaced Aparicio Ladra. Plaza Babys CF made a substitution. Jeremias Izaguirre replaced Joseba Sacristán. Godfredo Donostia hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Zhuang Jun Di took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Kristiansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Plaza Babys CF's Bo Kristiansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhuang Jun Di made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 74th minute, one of Dep. Rengo y Ricota F. C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dep. Rengo y Ricota F. C. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Gabirel in the 79th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Manuel Moya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Yasin Saleh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuang Jun Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicasio Gabirel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Manuel Moya firmly grabbed it by the left post. 87 minutes in the game Americo Kelemen did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dario Estefan. Roberto Chesus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Manuel Moya made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Roberto Chesus could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Manuel Moya however easily saved by the left post. The referee gave Plaza Babys CF a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aļģis Engers, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dep. Rengo y Ricota F. C's Zhuang Jun Di. 5-1.