U21 World League

Ozzy Stadium
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Placido Lia made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Lia in the 3rd minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Roman Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Abancens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salvador Quirze's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 6 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Lia came free, but Roman Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Lia in the 10th minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Roman Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes of play, Alzaga FC's Salvador Quirze made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roman Abancens was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roman Abancens came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Alzaga FC's Celedonio Erdiano. But to his dismay, Celedonio Erdiano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Roman Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Quirze, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Conan Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Esdras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Quirze came free, but Roman Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Ibañez came free, but Roman Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Alzaga FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilberto Fonda was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Erdiano came free, but Roman Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Placido Lia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Abancens. HFA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Placido Lia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. If Salvador Quirze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alzaga FC made a substitution. Natalio Elivareo replaced Salvador Quirze. Roman Abancens was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Pedro Salamon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedro Salamon really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Celedonio Erdiano charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celedonio Erdiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of HFA FC booed when Alzaga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Erdiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roman Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Elivareo in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Dario Ciceron was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HFA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alzaga FC the free kick. After 77 played minutes HFA FC got a freekick which was hit by Dario Ciceron. Roman Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Placido Lia in the 81st minute of play. Dario Ciceron hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Placido Lia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Abancens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. HFA FC's Roman Abancens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Lia in the 85th minute of play. Roman Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Erdiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Benjamin Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Placido Lia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roman Abancens. The goal made the score 0-6. In the 95th minute Cayetano Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conan Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alzaga FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.