U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Cecilio Behe hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gladiadores's zone, Honorio Pierres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar Romelio came out of the goal and Honorio Pierres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juan Riquelme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesar Romelio having to make a save. Jonathan Reno kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Riquelme in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesar Romelio saved Gladiadores from getting behind. In the 18thth minute of the game Juan Riquelme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gladiadores's Cesar Romelio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cecilio Behe kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juan Riquelme in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cesar Romelio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led Manantiales Fc's Tobias Cuarto to fire away a dangerous shot which Cesar Romelio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Gladiadores getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Costel Eta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Cuarto in the 27th minute of play forced Gladiadores's goalkeeper Cesar Romelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Riquelme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesar Romelio having to make a save. Gladiadores's Cesar Romelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Riquelme in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gladiadores's Gaspar Markel got a free kick in the 44th minute.

Jonathan Reno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesar Romelio having to interfere. After 53 played minutes Gladiadores got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Behe. With his leg Cesar Romelio managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Gladiadores's zone, Juan Riquelme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar Romelio came out of the goal and Juan Riquelme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Gladiadores getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Cecilio Behe hit a great ball. After 65 minutes of play, Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesar Romelio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juan Riquelme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Cesar Romelio made a huge save. The throw-in from Cecilio Behe in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Manantiales Fc's Honorio Pierres. Cesar Romelio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Riquelme in the 73rd minute. If Juan Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Gladiadores's Cesar Romelio got control of the ball when Juan Riquelme tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Riquelme got free with Cesar Romelio in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Markel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 minutes, Severo Diegotxe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gladiadores and the Manantiales Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tobias Cuarto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesar Romelio having to make a save. 85 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goalkeeper Cesar Romelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Riquelme. Juan Riquelme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Cesar Romelio made a huge save. A throw-in in the 89th minute of the game was made by Cecilio Behe with Costel Eta as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Cecilio Behe kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Gladiadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cecilio Behe to maneuver through the defense. Manantiales Fc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.