U23 World League

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cirilo Escobar kicked off to start the match. When Vikingos FC's Segundo Balendin in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Stradivarius's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Vikingos FC's Honorato Aureo got a free kick in the 5th minute. 10 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Honorato Aureo came free, but Melchor Medero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Honorato Aureo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Stradivarius's Melchor Medero. Melchor Medero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Segundo Balendin in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Melchor Medero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute, Honorato Aureo made a precise shot to the right of Melchor Medero. El Stradivarius's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Melchor Medero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Oroitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Stradivarius's Melchor Medero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Balendin in the 36th minute of play. Melchor Medero came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Vikingos FC's Segundo Balendin. But to his dismay, Segundo Balendin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After 41 played minutes El Stradivarius got a freekick which was hit by Moises Sauveur. After 43 played minutes, Vikingos FC's Salvador Calvino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Melchor Medero came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vikingos FC reached it. After some careless play in the El Stradivarius defense, Lázaro Millrick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melchor Medero. The El Stradivarius fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melchor Medero should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

A hard shot 53 in the game by Marcos Baumar from a close distance when the talented Melchor Medero managed to make a qualified save. El Stradivarius's players were relieved. After some careless play in the El Stradivarius defense, Honorato Aureo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melchor Medero. The El Stradivarius fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melchor Medero should have stopped the shot. In the 57th minute of the match, Honorato Aureo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Melchor Medero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Lázaro Millrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd play minute Honorato Aureo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Melchor Medero. 0-7. Vikingos FC made a substitution. Gonzalo Argoitz replaced Honorato Aureo. In the 79th match minute, El Stradivarius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Escobar to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Segundo Balendin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melchor Medero. The goal made the score 0-8. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Melchor Medero successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.