U21 World League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerardo Montae kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Adulfo Teresa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 6 minutes of play, Salud y República's Abdika Philip made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fidel Rik was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdika Borbon kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Adulfo Teresa charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adulfo Teresa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Adulfo Teresa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fidel Rik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pacho Mondejar in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Teofilo Maiorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Suciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerardo Montae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Suciu made a huge save. In the 26th minute Ciriaco Eguzki suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. 26 minutes into the game, Jago Barrientos 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 GERLIROJO Ψ the free kick. GERLIROJO Ψ's Ambrosio Tomi was substituted for Ciriaco Eguzki. The supporters of GERLIROJO Ψ booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jago Barrientos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Salud y República's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Suciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Montae. After 39 minutes, Rey Guillotin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salud y República and the GERLIROJO Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pacho Mondejar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th 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: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdika Philip to make the kick off. Pacho Mondejar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Fidel Rik when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Casimiro Richie hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Pacho Mondejar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fidel Rik. GERLIROJO Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pacho Mondejar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The supporters of GERLIROJO Ψ booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pacho Mondejar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Fidel Rik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to GERLIROJO Ψ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Abelardo Bartoli hit a great ball. When Casimiro Richie fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GERLIROJO Ψ's protests and gave Casimiro Richie a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Salud y República booed when GERLIROJO Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Casimiro Richie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Pacho Mondejar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 85th minute, Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fidel Rik. Fidel Rik yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Gerardo Montae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Suciu having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Salud y República's Abdika Philip slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fidel Rik. That made the score 0-5 after 94 minutes of play. Salud y República'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.