U23 World League

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Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Roger Flor made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of PicksBattle.com booed when la Conarda C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eutropio Vera didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Ferran came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by la Conarda C.F.'s Emilio Montiel. But to his dismay, Emilio Montiel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. David Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Moreno in the 11th minute of play. Emilio Montiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes la Conarda C.F.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonis Karteris who took care of the corner kick. Antonis Karteris made a great header on PicksBattle.com's corner, it was just that la Conarda C.F.'s Alarico Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 25th minute Emilio Montiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Ferran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Emilio Montiel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of PicksBattle.com's David Ferran. David Ferran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Moreno in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Rodrigo Moreno made a precise shot to the right of David Ferran. PicksBattle.com's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 34th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thodoris Xidas to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match Emilio Montiel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Ferran skillfully saved the ball. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Iordanis Papaioannou put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Alarico Navarro. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emilio Montiel was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Apolo Incera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. la Conarda C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PicksBattle.com the free kick. A collision led to la Conarda C.F. getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Apolo Incera hit a great ball. Emilio Montiel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Ferran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Montiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute la Conarda C.F. were awarded a corner. Emilio Montiel went to the cornerflag to take it. Guillermo Manzano was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Nasos Stratikis's late challenge caught a la Conarda C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nasos Stratikis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Nasos Stratikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, la Conarda C.F.'s David Ferran threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emilio Montiel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. David Ferran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Montiel in the 66th minute of the match. Apolo Incera hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute of the match Antonis Karteris shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alarico Navarro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of la Conarda C.F. booed when PicksBattle.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thodoris Xidas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of la Conarda C.F. booed when PicksBattle.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thodoris Xidas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emilio Montiel charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emilio Montiel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emilio Montiel hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Emilio Montiel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Ferran having to interfere. After a rather tough play, la Conarda C.F.'s Gerardo Pascua got a free kick in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the match, la Conarda C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Roger Flor came free, but Alarico Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The la Conarda C.F. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing la Conarda C.F. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.