U23 World League

Wuhan City
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastián Izquierdo took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Angelino Elia put in a rough tackle. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Martin Palermo F.C.! Martin Palermo F.C.:s Martín Izquierdo showed great skill when he stopped Ederono Eibar:s penalty. Martín Izquierdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Orlando in the 11th minute of play. Anselmo Cegama hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 minutes of play, Martin Palermo F.C.'s Sebastián Izquierdo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Raya was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orlando Orlando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martín Izquierdo having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Paulo Olmedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Martín Izquierdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Benicio Izquierdo fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Martin Palermo F.C.'s protests and gave Benicio Izquierdo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute, Ederono Eibar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The One Piece FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, One Piece FC's Orlando Orlando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martín Izquierdo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in One Piece FC's zone, Celso Felipillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Raya came out of the goal and Celso Felipillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 39 minutes, Oscar Villatoro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the One Piece FC and the Martin Palermo F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, One Piece FC's Oscar Villatoro got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 41 minutes, Paulo Olmedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the One Piece FC and the Martin Palermo F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st match minute, One Piece FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Olmedo to maneuver through the defense. One Piece FC's Paulo Olmedo got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 45 played minutes Martin Palermo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Celso Felipillo. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Anselmo Cegama made the kick off in the second half. Nestor Lertxun hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute, Anselmo Cegama hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Orlando Orlando got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, One Piece FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Emre De La Rosa-Mora to maneuver through the defense. With his leg David Raya managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Martin Palermo F.C.'s Sebastián Izquierdo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastián Izquierdo in the 67th minute of play forced One Piece FC's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes One Piece FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Celso Felipillo who took care of the corner kick. In the 72nd match minute, One Piece FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cordeara Sanjuan to maneuver through the defense. David Raya made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Celso Felipillo sent off a good shot on target. David Raya made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Sebastián Izquierdo sent off a good shot on target. In the 81stth minute of the game Orlando Orlando who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Martin Palermo F.C.'s Martín Izquierdo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nestor Lertxun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Raya having to interfere. One Piece FC's David Raya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastián Izquierdo in the 90th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Martin Palermo F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.