U23 World League

El Nido de Víboras
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Bernie Veloz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Venancio Harriet in the 3rd minute. In the 3rd minute Dé Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernie Veloz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernie Veloz made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Clemente Shantala sent off a good shot on target. Club de la Serpiente's Santo Cayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Golani in the 19th minute of play. 【E ➣VERON 11's Bernie Veloz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Santos in the 22nd minute of play. José Carlos Neiva's late challenge caught a 【E ➣VERON 11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Neiva helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club de la Serpiente's José Carlos Neiva got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Shantala in the 28th minute of play forced 【E ➣VERON 11's goalkeeper Bernie Veloz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernie Veloz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venancio Harriet in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, 【E ➣VERON 11's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Harriet came free, but Bernie Veloz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anastasio Pacho got free with Bernie Veloz in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernie Veloz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Harriet in the 41st minute of play. Santo Cayo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Quintana, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gregorio Golani was the one to do the kick off. 【E ➣VERON 11's Bernie Veloz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Santos in the 53rd minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Dé Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【E ➣VERON 11's Bernie Veloz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Santo Cayo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Quintana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernie Veloz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Harriet in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to 【E ➣VERON 11 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Benito Quintana hit a great ball. Club de la Serpiente's Santo Cayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Quintana in the 67th minute of play. Dé Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Bernie Veloz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Benito Quintana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santo Cayo. That made the score 0-1 in the 73 minute of play. A collision led to 【E ➣VERON 11 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Benito Arixo hit a great ball. Club de la Serpiente were furious when Blas Pabla was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Club de la Serpiente! The goalkeeper, Santo Cayo, was totally fooled by 【E ➣VERON 11's Benito Quintana, who 83 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Pacho in the 87th minute of play forced 【E ➣VERON 11's goalkeeper Bernie Veloz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Venancio Harriet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Club de la Serpiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Carlos Neiva to maneuver through the defense. If Benito Quintana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 【E ➣VERON 11 were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Club de la Serpiente's much stronger midfield.