U23 World League

Estadio Efrén-Ipurúa
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Volodymyr Ovcharenko made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when Eibar 09-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfredo Louis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Eibar 09-12-18 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Erasmo Tristan hit a great ball. In the 11th match minute, Eibar 09-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bonifacio Mundo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Eibar 09-12-18 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gualterio Larra hit a great ball. Evaristo Lois short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Artem Gordya to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julio Paul hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when Eibar 09-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Efren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gualterio Larra hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Loi. If Volodymyr Ovcharenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyrylo Krohmal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justino Abadia having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Eibar 09-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Volodymyr Ovcharenko came free, but Justino Abadia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Eibar 09-12-18 booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olexiy Bykaniv didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Kyrylo Krohmal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julio Paul during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Julio Paul got a free kick in the 47th minute. Eibar 09-12-18 made a substitution. Christian Cai replaced Evaristo Loi. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Julio Paul got a free kick in the 49th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bonifacio Mundo made a kick off. In the 55th minute Bonifacio Mundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Gordya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Christian Cai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eibar 09-12-18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 65 minutes into the match, Christian Cai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Cai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 68th minute, Rostyslav Kobets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robustiano Lordi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute Dionisio Llanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Gordya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Eibar 09-12-18's Justino Abadia got control of the ball when Olexiy Bykaniv tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Godfredo Louis got a free kick in the 81st minute. Kyrylo Krohmal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justino Abadia having to make a save. In the 85th minute Bonifacio Mundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Gordya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Efren charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elpidio Efren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Christian Cai kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Marko Lyubarskyi's late challenge caught a Eibar 09-12-18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Lyubarskyi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Marko Lyubarskyi hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Vershina ESPN players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Eibar 09-12-18.