U21 World League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Júlio Varela kicked off to start the match. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. César de Barros hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Omar Montes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of RÖK's Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niki Bundev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Bermund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Júlio Varela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Honorato Ihintza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Montes, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Yala were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after RÖK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Niki Bundev took the corner. The corner ended in Niki Bundev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RÖK's Yan Pirani did a great save. After some careless play in the RÖK defense, Moises Bermund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Pirani. The RÖK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Pirani should have stopped the shot. César de Barros hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Niki Bundev put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Bundev in the 46th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Omar Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 49 minutes into the match, Elivélton Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Honorato Ihintza. Yala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elivélton Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. After the first half Yala were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Niki Bundev made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Yala's Moises Bermund got a free kick in the 69th minute. Moises Bermund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Moises Bermund got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 84th minute, Yala's Moises Bermund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. Yan Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Bermund in the 90th minute. After 91 minutes RÖK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Niki Bundev who took care of the corner kick. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Bermund, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. After 99 played minutes Yala got a freekick which was hit by Niki Bundev. When the match was over Yala could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than RÖK throughout the match.