U21 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Ciruel Academy's Themistoklis Saveris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mário Kempes in the 5th minute of play. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Valencia C.F. from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute of the match Ciruel Academy got a corner. Valencia C.F.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mircea Balint ran over to the corner to take the kick. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Coronel Durango, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Valencia C.F. from getting a goal against them. Coronel Durango who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Andoni Zubizarreta when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Andoni Zubizarreta managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Ciruel Academy's Coronel Durango fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 23rd minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Themistoklis Saveris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coronel Durango in the 29th minute of the match. Crispin Klander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Andoni Zubizarreta made a huge save. Glenn Sommers hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Themistoklis Saveris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Kempes, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Themistoklis Saveris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Coronel Durango to make the kick off. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Crispin Klander, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The Ciruel Academy fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Ciruel Academy's Coronel Durango looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Themistoklis Saveris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coronel Durango in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Crispin Klander in the 66th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fran Pérez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ken Singleton hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Coronel Durango came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Coronel Durango notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta. Andoni Zubizarreta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Durango in the 83rd minute of play. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Crispin Klander, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Ciruel Academy's Themistoklis Saveris got control of the ball when Mário Kempes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Crispin Klander in the 92nd minute of play. Ciruel Academy's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.