U21 World League

Estadio Todo Rojo
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Ubarna started the match with the kick off. Santa Maradona were furious when Ubaldo Bonifaco was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 4th minute, one of Santa Maradona:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Santa Maradona. 7 minutes into the game, Donato Osasun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Maradona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Poker de Ases ⚜️ the free kick. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Donato Osasun hit a great ball. A hard shot by Antonio Bixintxo from long distance, 7 minutes into the match, got Uriel Belmiro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alfredo Iraunkor hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Eliseo Guter hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Hector Servando came free with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Uriel Belmiro could save by the left post. In the 17th match minute, Poker de Ases ⚜️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Bixintxo to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Iraunkor in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uriel Belmiro saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. A collision led to Poker de Ases ⚜️ getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Antonio Bixintxo hit a great ball. With his leg Uriel Belmiro managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Hector Servando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 25th minute, Cristo Guillerme made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Salvatore. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Servando got free with Uriel Belmiro in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uriel Belmiro made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Hector Servando sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Lleir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Maradona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Poker de Ases ⚜️ the free kick. In the 40th match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Lleir to maneuver through the defense. Cristo Guillerme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Sebastian Salvatore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Poker de Ases ⚜️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Servando didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfredo Iraunkor was the one to do the kick off. Uriel Belmiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hector Servando's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Alfredo Iraunkor sped through Santa Maradona's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Uriel Belmiro. Uriel Belmiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Servando in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Hector Servando notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Santa Maradona's Uriel Belmiro. Uriel Belmiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 4-1 became the score in the 66th minute when Hector Servando elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Antonio Bixintxo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Cecilio Ubarna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hector Servando came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Poker de Ases ⚜️ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hector Servando couldn't finish the play. After 84 minutes Santa Maradona's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Bixintxo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Antonio Bixintxo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santa Maradona's Uriel Belmiro did a great save. Uriel Belmiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Servando, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.