U21 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo Quintan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juanito Erosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Quintan in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, LTA FC's Ivan Bernad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juanito Erosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Bernad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juanito Erosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 13thth minute of the game Rodrigo Quintan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.D. Alcorcón's Juanito Erosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Bernad got free with Juanito Erosa in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute Apoena Izquierdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Ivan Bernad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juanito Erosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, LTA FC's Ivan Bernad ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Juanito Erosa. Juanito Erosa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Juanito Erosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Bernad went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 30 minutes into the match, Ivan Bernad dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juanito Erosa, 3-0. LTA FC's Rodrigo Quintan got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juanito Erosa made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Ivan Bernad sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Quintan in the 36th minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Juanito Erosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Delmar Sol hit a great ball. After some careless play in the A.D. Alcorcón defense, Ivan Bernad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juanito Erosa. The A.D. Alcorcón fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juanito Erosa should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute of the match LTA FC got a corner. A.D. Alcorcón's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristian Berdaitz ran over to the corner to take the kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Apoena Izquierdo to make the kick off. Amerigo Batuecas hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Delmar Sol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the game, Ivan Bernad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Juanito Erosa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivan Bernad charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Bernad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LTA FC's Ivan Bernad got a free kick in the 67th minute. LTA FC's Erubiel Dominix was substituted for Rodrigo Quintan. After 68 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Bernad. Erubiel Dominix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juanito Erosa having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Ivan Bernad put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Juanito Erosa. When Ivan Bernad came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the LTA 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 Ivan Bernad couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the game, LTA FC's Ivan Bernad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juanito Erosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. In the 87th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Bernad to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in A.D. Alcorcón's zone, Erubiel Dominix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juanito Erosa came out of the goal and Erubiel Dominix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erubiel Dominix in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juanito Erosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 92 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Rattín. In the 97th minute, Erubiel Dominix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LTA FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while A.D. Alcorcón had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.