U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Costel Eta took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Los Playmobil FC booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Americo Mannie didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Claudio Iturri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Los Playmobil FC's Emanuel Illart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matan Brito in the 15th minute of play. Los Playmobil FC's Emanuel Illart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Lluis in the 17th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Agustín Bieito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cesar Romelio. Gladiadores's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agustín Bieito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Los Playmobil FC's Emanuel Illart proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Los Playmobil FC from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Rosio took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cesar Romelio. Cesar Romelio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 39 minutes of play, Los Playmobil FC's Cesar Garaile made it 0-3 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! Emanuel Illart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Iturri in the 42nd minute. Cesar Romelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Rosio in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Americo Mannie's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Illart read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Emanuel Illart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Iturri in the 59th minute of the match. Emanuel Illart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matan Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goalkeeper Cesar Romelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Rosio. The supporters of Los Playmobil FC booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Theobald didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Playmobil FC's Agustín Bieito slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cesar Romelio. That made the score 0-5 after 83 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Agustín Bieito took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Cesar Romelio to make any attempt to save it. In the 94th minute Marcelo Rosio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesar Romelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 96 minutes on the clock, Severo Diegotxe commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Gladiadores's Severo Diegotxe got a free kick in the 96th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Nery Domínguez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Playmobil FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nery Domínguez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesar Romelio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Los Playmobil FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.