U21 World League

Locura Extrema
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lion Messi kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Jacindo Abaroa managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jacindo Abaroa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Segundo Birila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Adelmo Villamayor suffered a fractured collar bone after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 3 minutes, Alexis Mac Allister mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Scaloneta and the ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ players grew even worse after the yellow card. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Pau Hidalgo was substituted for Adelmo Villamayor. La Scaloneta's Segundo Birila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacindo Abaroa in the 6th minute of play. Jacindo Abaroa's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacindo Abaroa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacindo Abaroa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ángel-Fabián Di María came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the La Scaloneta 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 Ángel-Fabián Di María couldn't finish the play. Segundo Birila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francis Gaarder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Julián Álvarez. In the 19th minute, Alexis Mac Allister hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Segundo Birila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Casimír Cavada went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sergio Agüero made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Nauzet Warnes. 27 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Segundo Birila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francis Gaarder. La Scaloneta's Segundo Birila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Gaarder in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Lion Messi came free, but Paulino Slight reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francis Gaarder got free with Segundo Birila in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, Ángel-Fabián Di María ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulino Slight was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After the first half La Scaloneta were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francis Gaarder stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Paulino Slight proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Mac Allister to maneuver through the defense. Pau Hidalgo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Segundo Birila. La Scaloneta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 67 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Ángel-Fabián Di María. After a defensive mix-up in La Scaloneta's zone, Francis Gaarder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Segundo Birila came out of the goal and Francis Gaarder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Pau Hidalgo managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pau Hidalgo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Segundo Birila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Francis Gaarder came free, but Segundo Birila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Rodri De Paul. After 78 minutes, Francis Gaarder made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. La Scaloneta's Segundo Birila tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute Francis Gaarder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Segundo Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.