U21 World League

Néstor Kirchner
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Gualterio Socorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horace Vaughn in the 3rd minute of the match. Gualterio Socorro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horace Vaughn's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Horace Vaughn sped through Nouvelle Vague's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gualterio Socorro. In the 10th minute, Orval Crow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the game, Paulino Bero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Margarito Santana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gualterio Socorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orval Crow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Orval Crow left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flames FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 43rdth minute of the game Paulino Bero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flames FC's Margarito Santana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd match minute, Nouvelle Vague was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walter Abacha to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Flames FC booed when Nouvelle Vague was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Jaen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulino Bero to make the kick off. In the 58th minute Paulino Bero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Margarito Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, Flames FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrose Keen to maneuver through the defense. Orval Crow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gualterio Socorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Flames FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Bero came free, but Margarito Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans Lavallée got free with Gualterio Socorro in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Bero in the 83rd minute of play forced Flames FC's goalkeeper Margarito Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Bero struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Margarito Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nouvelle Vague. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Flames FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.