U21 World League

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Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) With a little luck, Piquirenda FC's Bartolo Amato got control of the ball when Ermegildo Eufemio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Piquirenda FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Isidoro Javiero was slow to take the kick. During this time Celestiales's players had a chance to rest. When Franco Mastantuono came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Piquirenda FC 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 Franco Mastantuono couldn't finish the play. Isaias Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Serafin Igon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaias Beliran. Celestiales's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafin Igon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Isaias Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Celestiales's Isaias Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Sasoin in the 20th minute of play. Isaias Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Sasoin in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Robustiano Aznaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piquirenda FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Celestiales the free kick. After 31 minutes, Evaristo Sasoin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piquirenda FC and the Celestiales players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isaias Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Igon in the 34th minute of play. After 40 played minutes Celestiales got a freekick which was hit by Armando Cresenciano. In the 41st minute Fabricio Iigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafin Igon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Isaias Beliran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaristo Sasoin made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goalkeeper Isaias Beliran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafin Igon. 63 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Igon came free, but Isaias Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Piquirenda FC were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Celestiales's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabricio Iigo took the corner. After taking down the ball on Piquirenda FC's corner Fabricio Iigo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isaias Beliran quite easily take care of the ball. Aldo Isusko charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aldo Isusko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Piquirenda FC booed when Celestiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Isusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabricio Iigo might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isaias Beliran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabricio Iigo ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot by Serafin Igon from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Isaias Beliran's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 74th match minute, Piquirenda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Iraitz to maneuver through the defense. Bartolo Amato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Izotz in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Piquirenda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Sasoin to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th match minute, Piquirenda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Casado to maneuver through the defense. The Celestiales supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Piquirenda FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Piquirenda FC.