U21 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sergio Txurio made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Veto in the 3rd minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Walt Samuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaudencio Manny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Azubeli in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Nicolas Azubeli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaudencio Manny. El ABUELO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolas Azubeli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Azubeli came free, but Gaudencio Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Veto's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florentino Veto helped the player get up and apologised. Florentino Veto kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to El Millo de Haedo getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Nicolas Azubeli hit a great ball. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when El Millo de Haedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Azubeli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Hori got free with Antonio Carrizo in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florentino Veto kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Gaudencio Manny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Vincent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Carrizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Eskuin in the 37th minute of the match. Gaudencio Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Azubeli, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Gaudencio Manny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Azubeli in the 42nd minute of play. Sixto Vincent blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaudencio Manny having to make a save. When El Millo de Haedo's Nicolas Azubeli in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El ABUELO FC's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nicolas Azubeli made a kick off. Antonio Carrizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Txurio in the 57th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Sergio Txurio made a precise shot to the right of Antonio Carrizo. El Millo de Haedo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gaudencio Manny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Azubeli in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute Nicolas Azubeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaudencio Manny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, El Millo de Haedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Peru to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Serafin Eskuin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El ABUELO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 79 minutes into the match, Nicolas Azubeli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaudencio Manny, 2-2. After 89 minutes of play, El ABUELO FC's Sergio Txurio made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Carrizo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th minute, Nicolas Azubeli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gaudencio Manny. The goal made the score 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.