U21 World League

The Last Try
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Cordarryl kicked off to start the match. La Cosa Nostra were furious when Jonas Loreto was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Cosa Nostra! The audience was convinced that Benito Urbez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Berdoi was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Nicolas Cordarryl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, El ultimo's Gaspar Salomone got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Nicolas Cordarryl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Cosa Nostra's Omar Kismi got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Francisco Berdoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benicio Felipillo's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. When El ultimo's Benicio Felipillo in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Cosa Nostra's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi got control of the ball when Gaspar Salomone tried to sneak it across the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justo Clementi to make the kick off. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Casimiro Pacorro hit a great ball. Francisco Berdoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Clementi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Urbez in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to El ultimo getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Diego Belo hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Ted came free, but Francisco Berdoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Aaron Ted who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Justo Clementi during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Justo Clementi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omar Kismi hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diego Belo during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diego Belo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Clementi in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Baldomero Jatsu hit a great ball. Francisco Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benicio Felipillo in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Felipillo came free, but Francisco Berdoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Berdoi came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by El ultimo's Benito Urbez. But to his dismay, Benito Urbez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Francisco Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Clementi in the 93rd minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Francisco Berdoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El ultimo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Cosa Nostra for a fine match.