U21 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Jairo Taramona was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, one of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Oliviero Vados made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Vale in the 10th minute of play. When Jurgi Perma fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s protests and gave Jurgi Perma a yellow card for diving instead. Jurgi Perma kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Garanhão do SUL's Damian Prokowski got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Prokowski in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliviero Vados prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 14 minutes of play, Garanhão do SUL's Tarcísio Palha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliviero Vados was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Sesma in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were awarded a corner. Txomin Zaldierna went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Txomin Zaldierna got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Joel Maciel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 22 minutes of play, Garanhão do SUL's Alexandre Vale made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliviero Vados was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antonio Entrala kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. If Elias Garikoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 played minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Entrala. Damian Prokowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliviero Vados having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Damian Prokowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garanhão do SUL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After 39 played minutes Garanhão do SUL got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Vale. 44 minutes into the game, Garanhão do SUL's Damian Prokowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oliviero Vados made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Sesma to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Alexandre Vale took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Oliviero Vados to make any attempt to save it. 56 minutes into the game, Benigno Jesco recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oliviero Vados. Benigno Jesco showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. If Elias Garikoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexandre Vale kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oliviero Vados. That made the score 0-9 in the 60 minute of play. In the 64th minute, Elias Garikoitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garanhão do SUL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Garikoitz in the 68th minute of the match. Brun Vela charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brun Vela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Garanhão do SUL booed when E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brun Vela didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Garanhão do SUL's Alexandre Vale dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. After 77 minutes, Txomin Zaldierna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® and the Garanhão do SUL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Txomin Zaldierna kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With his leg Oliviero Vados managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Garanhão do SUL's Damian Prokowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Brun Vela got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Garanhão do SUL's Elias Garikoitz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oliviero Vados. That made the score 0-13 after 86 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice moves Damian Prokowski could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Oliviero Vados however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Garikoitz in the 94th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Maciel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jurgi Perma's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Garanhão do SUL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Txomin Zaldierna was slow to take the kick. During this time E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players had a chance to rest. Garanhão do SUL's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.