U23 World League

El Basural
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abel Ferdinand kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Abel Ferdinand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Filipo. Mi querida Fabiola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Ferdinand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Simon Cordarrell kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Fabio Filipo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Ferdinand in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, Mi querida Fabiola's Evaristo Muno got a free kick in the 9th minute. Abel Ferdinand's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Fabio Filipo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Deportivo Tachito's Felipe Dabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Muno in the 11th minute of play. Fabio Filipo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abel Ferdinand's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Felipe Dabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Louis in the 18th minute of play. Fabio Filipo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Ferdinand in the 21st minute of play. A hard shot by Manuel Bilintx from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Fabio Filipo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Mi querida Fabiola getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Leo Elija hit a great ball. Remi Schoenmaekers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fabio Filipo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Fabio Filipo managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Deportivo Tachito's Abel Ferdinand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 42 minutes of play, Deportivo Tachito's Abel Ferdinand made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Filipo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evaristo Muno to make the kick off. Arsenio Clementi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Remi Schoenmaekers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Fabio Filipo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Abel Ferdinand put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fabio Filipo. When Hector Goiz came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Deportivo Tachito 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 Hector Goiz couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Tachito's Manuel Bilintx got a free kick in the 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Mi querida Fabiola's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Ferdinand came free, but Fabio Filipo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Ferdinand in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abel Ferdinand in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabio Filipo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Abel Ferdinand got free in front of the goal in the 80th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Fabio Filipo was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Hector Goiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Filipo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ferdinand in the 91st minute of play forced Mi querida Fabiola's goalkeeper Fabio Filipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abel Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deportivo Tachito's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.