U21 World League

Est. Horacio Galdini
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 70) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Inacio Trevijano started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Gilberto Nofre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ximenes Barnechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Beltza in the 8th minute of play forced Alianza Trujillo's goalkeeper Ximenes Barnechea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Tabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inacio Trevijano in the 11th minute of the match. Adolfo Silbestre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ximenes Barnechea made a huge save. Mauricio Tabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vellito Berges in the 14th minute of the match. Alianza Trujillo's Ximenes Barnechea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Alianza Trujillo from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Lino Arnau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ximenes Barnechea was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Gilberto Nofre ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ximenes Barnechea was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Carolo Solustiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Ximenes Barnechea made a huge save. In the 44th minute Vellito Berges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Tabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Arnau was the one to do the kick off. Erasmo Beltza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ximenes Barnechea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute Gilberto Nofre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ximenes Barnechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ximenes Barnechea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Nofre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ximenes Barnechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Arnau in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Rius Vivar came free, but Mauricio Tabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Adolfo Silbestre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ximenes Barnechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Alianza Trujillo booed when C.A.Esparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Senon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alianza Trujillo made a substitution. Jaume Urtasabel replaced Inacio Trevijano. The supporters of Alianza Trujillo booed when C.A.Esparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Senon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anastasio Nuno's late challenge caught a Alianza Trujillo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anastasio Nuno helped the player get up and apologised. Anastasio Nuno kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After having played for 65 minutes, Rius Vivar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alianza Trujillo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rius Vivar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ximenes Barnechea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Nofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 70th minute, Agustin Opilano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Turi Sendin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ximenes Barnechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Arnau in the 73rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turi Sendin got free with Mauricio Tabor in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, Gilberto Nofre notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Alianza Trujillo's Ximenes Barnechea. Ximenes Barnechea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ximenes Barnechea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Solustiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Carolo Solustiano made a precise shot to the right of Ximenes Barnechea. Alianza Trujillo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 85th minute Gilberto Nofre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ximenes Barnechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Henrique Tordesillas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Alianza Trujillo's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Arnau came free, but Ximenes Barnechea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ximenes Barnechea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Silbestre in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, C.A.Esparta's Gilberto Nofre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ximenes Barnechea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Alianza Trujillo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.