U23 World League

El Candelario
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Cadrecha got the match started through his kick off. Carmelo Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mellington Bernia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Candelaria FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Laureano Estebe hit a great ball. Carmelo Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Cadrecha in the 7th minute of the match. Roman Barros hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's Marcos Ellande got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 17 minutes of play, No Me Inscriban Gracias's Alex Cadrecha made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carmelo Cordario was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carmelo Cordario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urti Envito went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute Alex Cadrecha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Mellington Bernia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The No Me Inscriban Gracias fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Carmelo Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Cadrecha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Xaime Peredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carmelo Cordario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 34th minute, Roman Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mellington Bernia in the 37th minute of play forced Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Carmelo Cordario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolás Janer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Carmelo Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Candelaria FC defense, Urti Envito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carmelo Cordario. The Candelaria FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carmelo Cordario should have stopped the shot. In the 45th minute Nicolás Janer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aureliano Izotz was the one to do the kick off. Carmelo Cordario was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Urti Envito showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 60 minute of play. In the 65th minute, Nemesio Bemabe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, López Arruda 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. Alex Cadrecha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carmelo Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urti Envito in the 71st minute of the match. With a little luck, Candelaria FC's Carmelo Cordario got control of the ball when Alex Cadrecha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Narciso Vidanes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Carmelo Cordario skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Laureano Estebe kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Xian Arnao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The No Me Inscriban Gracias fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. When Urti Envito came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the No Me Inscriban Gracias fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Urti Envito couldn't finish the play. Candelaria FC's Carmelo Cordario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Candelaria FC from getting a goal against them. No Me Inscriban Gracias'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.