U21 World League

Víctor Ugarte
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hanot Piña took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that William Álvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Pedrueza was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Hanot Piña notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nacional Potosí's Zeledon Abechuco. Zeledon Abechuco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Nacional Potosí's Demesio Abalos got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute, Licerio Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Estudiantes de Merida FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Hanot Piña hit a great ball. The supporters of Estudiantes de Merida FC booed when Nacional Potosí was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Licerio Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Anibal Abecia made a precise shot to the right of Amancio Pedrueza. Estudiantes de Merida FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a little luck, Estudiantes de Merida FC's Amancio Pedrueza got control of the ball when William Álvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, Demesio Abalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zeledon Abechuco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Peralta in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Xayveon Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Xayveon Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bortzaioriz Ganzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Zeledon Abechuco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de Merida FC's goalkeeper Amancio Pedrueza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anibal Abecia. In the 41st minute Ángel Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Pedrueza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amancio Pedrueza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Abecia in the 42nd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for William Álvarez to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de Merida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ángel Ortiz came free, but Amancio Pedrueza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel Ortiz in the 52nd minute of play forced Estudiantes de Merida FC's goalkeeper Amancio Pedrueza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Silverio Peralta fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estudiantes de Merida FC's protests and gave Silverio Peralta a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Estudiantes de Merida FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Silverio Peralta hit a great ball. In the 59th match minute, Estudiantes de Merida FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesús Gómez to maneuver through the defense. Jesús Gómez's late challenge caught a Nacional Potosí's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jesús Gómez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Nacional Potosí booed when Estudiantes de Merida FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesús Gómez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that William Álvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Pedrueza was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Amancio Pedrueza came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional Potosí's Anibal Abecia. But to his dismay, Anibal Abecia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Estudiantes de Merida FC's zone, Anibal Abecia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amancio Pedrueza came out of the goal and Anibal Abecia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 minutes Estudiantes de Merida FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Demesio Abalos who took care of the corner kick. Estudiantes de Merida FC's Amancio Pedrueza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Álvarez in the 82nd minute of play. Amancio Pedrueza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Estudiantes de Merida FC's Amancio Pedrueza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Licerio Abad in the 84th minute of play. Amancio Pedrueza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ángel Ortiz in the 86th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ángel Ortiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Pedrueza was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Ganix Abascal hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Estudiantes de Merida FC's Milian Archimbaud shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 89th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zeledon Abechuco but with some difficulty. In the 94th minute Anibal Abecia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Pedrueza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hanot Piña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Zeledon Abechuco made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nacional Potosí had won after a very even match.