U21 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 8067 (Terracing: 6052, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) After 3 minutes, Mircea Balint mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ciruel Academy and the Spartak de Txurdi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mircea Balint hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Toma Ron put in a rough tackle. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ciruel Academy! Ciruel Academy:s Themistoklis Saveris showed great skill when he stopped Gav Smith:s penalty. Gav Smith scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Themistoklis Saveris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Gav Smith came free, but Themistoklis Saveris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciruel Academy's Mircea Balint shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mikolaj Grunwalski but with some difficulty. When Filipe Meneses fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spartak de Txurdi's protests and gave Filipe Meneses a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Meneses to maneuver through the defense. Themistoklis Saveris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gav Smith in the 30th minute of the match. Mikolaj Grunwalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Coronel Durango in the 35th minute. Ciruel Academy's Themistoklis Saveris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gav Smith in the 42nd minute of play.

In the 52nd minute Gav Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themistoklis Saveris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Gav Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themistoklis Saveris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Themistoklis Saveris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gav Smith in the 61st minute of the match. If Crispin Klander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spartak de Txurdi's Regis Jaen was substituted for Evelio Senin. Juanito Arribas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Juanito Arribas kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velasco Vives in the 78th minute of play. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velasco Vives in the 78th minute of play. After 79 played minutes Horacio Hernandez rounded Ciruel Academy's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. Zuberbuhler Gordo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of Spartak de Txurdi booed when Ciruel Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Luis Torrente didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xaiver Lopez de Toro during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xaiver Lopez de Toro to maneuver through the defense. Themistoklis Saveris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liberto Merino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Spartak de Txurdi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.