U21 World League

San Pablo de Occo
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benvide Cercalde kicked off to start the match. Gigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Benvide Cercalde sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute Carlos Birjaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zabal Bucaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tello Picado in the 17th minute of play. Zabal Bucaran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Dayam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, Leandro Paredes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zabal Bucaran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, STARK F.C.'s Leandro Paredes got a free kick in the 27th minute. Polo Laime kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anastasio Severino got free with Gigi Buffon in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicanor Banegas's late challenge caught a RAMBO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicanor Banegas helped the player get up and apologised. Nicanor Banegas hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

STARK F.C.'s Rosendo Raymundo was substituted for Nicanor Banegas. In the 57th minute Anastasio Severino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, STARK F.C.'s Sebastian Dayam got a free kick in the 57th minute. Zabal Bucaran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Abascal in the 61st minute of the match. Polo Laime hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, STARK F.C.'s Francisco Abascal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Zabal Bucaran made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Carlos Birjaio sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the match, RAMBO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Abascal came free, but Zabal Bucaran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, STARK F.C.'s Zabal Bucaran threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastian Dayam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Francisco Abascal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zabal Bucaran having to interfere. Zabal Bucaran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Dayam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiburcio Tancredo lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Luís Advíncula shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The STARK F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing STARK F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.