U21 World League

Winthont Arena
Spectators: 8085 (Terracing: 6065, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anacleto Rexino started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Kadim Argun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Baltasar Urritz. The goal made the score 1-0. When Anacleto Rexino fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s protests and gave Anacleto Rexino a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Winthont FC booed when ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Rexino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ladislao Abeita hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Winthont FC's goal looked a bit too open when Serafino Anaya came free, but Jacob Hauvers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kadim Argun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Baltasar Urritz made a huge save. Jacob Hauvers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Anaya in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Winthont FC's goalkeeper Jacob Hauvers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Norino hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The supporters of Winthont FC booed when ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ladislao Abeita didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadim Argun in the 38th minute of play forced ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s goalkeeper Baltasar Urritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s goalkeeper Baltasar Urritz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kadim Argun. After a defensive mix-up in ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s zone, Kadim Argun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Urritz came out of the goal and Kadim Argun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Anacleto Rexino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Slim Shady to make the kick off. If Slim Shady had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★ got a freekick which was hit by Ladislao Abeita. ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s Armando Nafarroa was substituted for Victor Padro. Winthont FC's Anselmo Dantas was substituted for Kadim Argun. After 74 minutes of play, Winthont FC's Anselmo Dantas made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltasar Urritz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 77 minutes into the game, Winthont FC's Anselmo Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baltasar Urritz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Baltasar Urritz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Broby in the 81st minute of play. Leandro Hoffmann's late challenge caught a ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Hoffmann helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Leandro Hoffmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★ got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Prejun. After 88 minutes ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leandro Hoffmann who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s goalie and right to Cristian Norino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ★ Łα ¢αηтєяα ∂єℓ ρσятσ ★'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Winthont FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.