U21 World League

Moneyball Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Augusto Osasun kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Golden Generation's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Rosio came free, but Edelmiro Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nemesio Firman made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Micki Essien sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 12th minute of play forced Golden Generation's goalkeeper Edelmiro Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Golden Generation getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Federico Quinten hit a great ball. Fabio Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Edelmiro Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edelmiro Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Rosio in the 18th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Augusto Osasun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Generation's Edelmiro Garcia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Augusto Osasun scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edelmiro Garcia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Florentino Cordeara hit a great ball. Edelmiro Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Rosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Quinten hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Quinten during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when Golden Generation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Quinten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Olivar to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 54th minute of play forced Golden Generation's goalkeeper Edelmiro Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, Golden Generation was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Euloxu to maneuver through the defense. When Niceto Lluciano came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Bendito Sea El Fernet fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Niceto Lluciano couldn't finish the play. Golden Generation's Edelmiro Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Machado in the 60th minute of play. After some careless play in the Golden Generation defense, Fabio Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edelmiro Garcia. The Golden Generation fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edelmiro Garcia should have stopped the shot. Edelmiro Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Osasun in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Augusto Osasun notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Golden Generation's Edelmiro Garcia. Edelmiro Garcia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Golden Generation's Edelmiro Garcia got control of the ball when Augusto Osasun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nemesio Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micki Essien, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Edelmiro Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Golden Generation's goalkeeper Edelmiro Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Osasun. 86 minutes into the game, one of Golden Generation:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 92nd minute of play forced Golden Generation's goalkeeper Edelmiro Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edelmiro Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Mogel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Fabio Machado took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Edelmiro Garcia to make any attempt to save it. The Golden Generation fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bendito Sea El Fernet were clearly better and deserved to take the win.