U21 World League

Palacio del Amor
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nemesio Acuña started the match with the kick off. Tabby Leceta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cayetano Ihintza went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Cayetano Ihintza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tabby Leceta was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Machine Gun Kelly's goalkeeper Carolo Ruisko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ofelio Borizar. Machine Gun Kelly's attentive Jeremias Hitz managed to snatch the ball when Guillerme Guereña made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. When Basilio Pello came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Machine Gun Kelly 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 Basilio Pello couldn't finish the play. If Ofelio Borizar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carolo Ruisko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ofelio Borizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Cayetano Ihintza fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Machine Gun Kelly's protests and gave Cayetano Ihintza a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Machine Gun Kelly got a freekick which was hit by Cayetano Ihintza. In the 43rd minute Cayetano Ihintza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tabby Leceta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Ofelio Borizar to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Machine Gun Kelly's zone, Ofelio Borizar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carolo Ruisko came out of the goal and Ofelio Borizar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Ihintza got free with Tabby Leceta in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Placido Amarelle charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Placido Amarelle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Machine Gun Kelly booed when Halcon Sport 69 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Placido Amarelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Machine Gun Kelly's attentive Jeremias Hitz managed to snatch the ball when Guillerme Guereña made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Machine Gun Kelly's goal looked a bit too open when Ofelio Borizar came free, but Carolo Ruisko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Machine Gun Kelly's goal looked a bit too open when Ofelio Borizar came free, but Carolo Ruisko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Machine Gun Kelly players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.