U21 World League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5721, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) Stronghold S.A's Horacio Xabier 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. Lanny Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bronson Mackey, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Zacarias Erasto's late challenge caught a C. A. Pipon Pipon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zacarias Erasto helped the player get up and apologised. Federico Abascal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lanny Valle went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Sewell in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Horacio Xabier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stronghold S.A's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Pipon Pipon the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bronson Mackey in the 18th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Stronghold S.A booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bobby Fisher didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Lanny Valle sped through Stronghold S.A's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Federico Abascal. Ariel Iliana hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Sewell in the 27th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stronghold S.A's Federico Abascal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Stronghold S.A from getting a goal against them. Federico Abascal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Sewell in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bronson Mackey in the 35th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiburcio Ermano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 37 minutes into the match. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Stronghold S.A! In the 41st match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Crow to maneuver through the defense. Everardo Vela charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everardo Vela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, Stronghold S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Vela to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bronson Mackey in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Abascal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Valle in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

C. A. Pipon Pipon's Raphael Houser was substituted for Bronson Mackey. In the 53rd match minute, Stronghold S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariel Iliana to maneuver through the defense. Thaddeus Wiley took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Federico Abascal. Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raphael Houser in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Abascal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute Marcos Sewell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lanny Valle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Federico Abascal was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Federico Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Stronghold S.A's Federico Abascal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Sewell in the 61st minute of play. If Marcos Sewell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Federico Abascal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Houser in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Marcos Sewell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Pipon Pipon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. A collision led to C. A. Pipon Pipon getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Bobby Fisher hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Valle in the 72nd minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Everardo Vela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Clemente Armani made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Stronghold S.A's Horacio Xabier got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Bobby Fisher got a free kick in the 76th minute. Federico Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Sewell, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Stronghold S.A's Everardo Vela got a free kick in the 79th minute. Federico Abascal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Sewell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Abascal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Sewell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Everardo Vela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Armani having to interfere. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Kerry Lancaster replaced Marcos Sewell. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Landon Vogt was substituted for Colin Mock. In the 91st minute Lanny Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Kerry Lancaster had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Federico Abascal. Stronghold S.A's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kerry Lancaster was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. C. A. Pipon Pipon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.