U21 World League

Red Stadium
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Pitin got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Celtic FC got a freekick which was hit by Leo Gonsalvo. After 8 minutes, Alonzo Ortzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celtic FC and the Mainumby players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Celtic FC's Alonzo Ortzi got a free kick in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Mainumby's Benigno Ilazki got control of the ball when Anier Oalo tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Ortzi in the 14th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Benigno Ilazki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benigno Ilazki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Pitin in the 15th minute. Celtic FC's Jimeno Pitin got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Mainumby defense, Anier Oalo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benigno Ilazki. The Mainumby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benigno Ilazki should have stopped the shot. Benigno Ilazki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Pitin in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Celtic FC's Leo Gonsalvo got a free kick in the 28th minute. Amancio Tallia kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Cristobal Chaime took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benigno Ilazki. Mainumby's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anier Oalo got free with Benigno Ilazki in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Mainumby defense, Jimeno Pitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benigno Ilazki. The Mainumby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benigno Ilazki should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Leo Gonsalvo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celtic FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Gonsalvo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benigno Ilazki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jimeno Pitin scored 3-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benigno Ilazki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Mainumby's Cristian Elequemedo was substituted for Tomás Pepillo. Mainumby's Conrado Nisio was substituted for Armando Beltza. After 53 played minutes Mainumby got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Omero. Cristobal Chaime took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benigno Ilazki. Mainumby's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 59th minute, Cipriano Iraitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benigno Ilazki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Fidele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cipriano Iraitz kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Benigno Ilazki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Fidele, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Conrado Nisio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mainumby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Nisio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Gerardo Oinatz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Quico. Celtic FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerardo Oinatz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Alonzo Ortzi scored 4-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benigno Ilazki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute, Jimeno Pitin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Benigno Ilazki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Ortzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Pitin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benigno Ilazki was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jimeno Pitin in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benigno Ilazki saved Mainumby from getting behind. The Celtic FC fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when Celtic FC's Jimeno Pitin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.