U21 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) NECKER49's Haroldo Totakoxe started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Diego Hori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Haroldo Totakoxe 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. Nicanor Vidal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaudencio Manny having to make a save. Nicanor Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Gaudencio Manny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when NECKER49 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfredo Ebardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A long shot from Aaron Dimas in the 22nd minute of play was well struck, but Keylor Navas made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Wei Xuan Yang got a free kick in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustin Nel got free with Keylor Navas in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 34 minutes on the clock, Serafin Eskuin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in El ABUELO FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Higinio Reynardo put in a rough tackle. In the 40th minute, one of NECKER49:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for NECKER49. In the 42nd minute Agustin Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keylor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Diego Hori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergio Txurio to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Agustin Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keylor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Haroldo Totakoxe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaudencio Manny was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Wei Xuan Yang took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gaudencio Manny. El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 61st minute, Haroldo Totakoxe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NECKER49 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 63rd match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Ospin to maneuver through the defense. El ABUELO FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Haroldo Totakoxe scored to the left of an out of position Gaudencio Manny, making the score, 0-4. Gaudencio Manny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haroldo Totakoxe went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. NECKER49's Remigio Astudillo was substituted for Nicanor Vidal. NECKER49 made a substitution. Filiberto Garikoitz replaced Wilfredo Ebardo. 74 minutes into the match, Remigio Astudillo 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 Remigio Astudillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Gaudencio Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Muñoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. El ABUELO FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Remigio Astudillo scored to the left of an out of position Gaudencio Manny, making the score, 0-7. Franco Muñoz took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gaudencio Manny. Gaudencio Manny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Alberto Etxekopar kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Franco Muñoz took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gaudencio Manny. Gaudencio Manny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. The crowd rose to their feet as NECKER49's Franco Muñoz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gaudencio Manny. That made the score 0-10 after 95 minutes of play. NECKER49's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.