U21 World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Esteban José Belmar started the match with the kick off. Wlodzimierz Rawa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Alzerreca in the 7th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper Guntademaro Portillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konstantinos Kostoulas. Guntademaro Portillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolos Mavrokordatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Dimitris Koukoulas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guntademaro Portillo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apostolos Mavrokordatos in the 18th minute. Barrabases de Victoria's Guntademaro Portillo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Barrabases de Victoria from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Dimitris Koukoulas could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Guntademaro Portillo however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Barrabases de Victoria getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Javiero Velarde hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the game, Green Horses's Konstantinos D Artagnan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guntademaro Portillo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 26th match minute, Barrabases de Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinç Terzioğlu to maneuver through the defense. In the 28thth minute of the game Apostolos Mavrokordatos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrabases de Victoria's Guntademaro Portillo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Guntademaro Portillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos D Artagnan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Barrabases de Victoria's Guntademaro Portillo got control of the ball when Dimitris Koukoulas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barrabases de Victoria were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Green Horses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Américo Dragicevic took the corner. In the 38th match minute, Barrabases de Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Farré to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Konstantinos D Artagnan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Guntademaro Portillo. That made the score 2-0 in the 39 minute of play. Narcomillo Parot kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Wlodzimierz Rawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narcomillo Parot in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolos Mavrokordatos to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, Narcomillo Parot cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Wlodzimierz Rawa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 62 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Omiros Kokkosalis. In the 68th minute, Konstantinos Kostoulas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guntademaro Portillo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 73rd match minute, Barrabases de Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mai Ling Peng to maneuver through the defense. Wlodzimierz Rawa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narcomillo Parot in the 85th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Javiero Velarde put in a rough tackle. Javiero Velarde kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of Green Horses booed when Barrabases de Victoria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javiero Velarde didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Konstantinos D Artagnan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Guntademaro Portillo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Tolias in the 93rd minute of play forced Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper Guntademaro Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Green Horses were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barrabases de Victoria for a fine match.