U21 World League

La Cucha
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Perrucho FC's Blas Uzuri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abdika Philip hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Nisio Riba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salud y República's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Perrucho FC the free kick. Nisio Riba kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Florentino Blasco charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentino Blasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th match minute, Perrucho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florentino Blasco to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Juan Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nemesio Benitez came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Salud y República's Abdika Philip. But to his dismay, Abdika Philip quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Salud y República's zone, Blas Uzuri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Carlos Suciu came out of the goal and Blas Uzuri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Perrucho FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Florentino Blasco hit a great ball. Juan Carlos Suciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Uzuri in the 30th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Salud y República defense, Blas Uzuri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Carlos Suciu. The Salud y República fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Carlos Suciu should have stopped the shot. When Abdika Philip fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salud y República's protests and gave Abdika Philip a yellow card for diving instead. Abdika Philip kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Abdika Philip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio Benitez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Perrucho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdika Philip came free, but Nemesio Benitez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Carlos Suciu was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Florentino Blasco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florentino Blasco really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdika Philip stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Victorino Reynardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perrucho FC and the Salud y República players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Salud y República booed when Perrucho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Reynardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Perrucho FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Victorino Reynardo hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match, Pacho Mondejar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nemesio Benitez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Salud y República's Nisio Riba got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Nisio Riba off the ground. Nisio Riba hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Salud y República's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Blasco came free, but Juan Carlos Suciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 minutes, Juan Dominguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salud y República and the Perrucho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Salud y República's Juan Dominguez got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nemesio Benitez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Juan Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Pacho Mondejar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salud y República fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pacho Mondejar got free with Nemesio Benitez in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th match minute, Salud y República was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdika Borbon to maneuver through the defense.