U21 World League

Manicomio
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Armando Labaras got the match started through his kick off. Camilo Sesto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michel Astudillo got free with Sérgio Romero in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gutenberg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lapurdi Macias was slow to take the kick. During this time Loco Team FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Lapurdi Macias got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sérgio Romero quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Gutenberg's Sérgio Romero got control of the ball when Michel Astudillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sérgio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Labaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Gutenberg's goalkeeper Sérgio Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lapurdi Macias. Eulalio Gitano struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Camilo Sesto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gutenberg. After 28 played minutes Gutenberg got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Gitano. Camilo Sesto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquin Gallardo went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gutenberg's Sérgio Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Gutenberg from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Loco Team FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Navarro Atienza hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Joaquin Gallardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Sesto was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Camilo Sesto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Gallardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loco Team FC's Camilo Sesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bento in the 41st minute of play. Sérgio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Labaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The Loco Team FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gutenberg were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Bento to make the kick off. Manuel Nicholas hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Gutenberg's Manuel Nicholas got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lapurdi Macias in the 66th minute of play forced Gutenberg's goalkeeper Sérgio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Loco Team FC defense, Joaquin Gallardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Camilo Sesto. The Loco Team FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Camilo Sesto should have stopped the shot. When Maximiliano Etxepare fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gutenberg's protests and gave Maximiliano Etxepare a yellow card for diving instead. Sérgio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Labaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Loco Team FC's goalkeeper Camilo Sesto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquin Gallardo. Joaquin Gallardo struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Camilo Sesto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gutenberg. In the 89th minute Eulalio Gitano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Sesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquin Gallardo might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Camilo Sesto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joaquin Gallardo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute of the match, Joaquin Gallardo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Camilo Sesto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With his leg Camilo Sesto managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Gutenberg's John Rambo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.