U21 World League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodosio Lain kicked off to start the match. Abd al-Asis Hemdani struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Guifre Eguilaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Adab FC. 8 minutes into the match, Sixto Tristan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nouredine Mimoun. Adab FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixto Tristan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tiburones Rojos's Guifre Eguilaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 12th minute of play. Abd al-Asis Lacens short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Guifre Eguilaz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nouredine Mimoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Lain in the 20th minute of play. After 20 minutes of play, Tiburones Rojos's Teodosio Lain made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nouredine Mimoun was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Sixto Tristan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nouredine Mimoun. Adab FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixto Tristan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Tiburones Rojos's Guifre Eguilaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Asis Hemdani in the 33rd minute of play. Guifre Eguilaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 35th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Abd al-Asis Lacen came free, but Guifre Eguilaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abd al-Asis Lacen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guifre Eguilaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Abd al-Asis Hemdani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Elia in the 43rd minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Tristan in the 46th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nouredine Mimoun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teodosio Lain's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abd al-Asis Lacen to make the kick off. Nouredine Mimoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Sugar in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Tiburones Rojos getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Manuel Kiliz hit a great ball. Adab FC made a substitution. Noureddine Derrida replaced Leon Benhamou. Adab FC made a substitution. Hamid Macias replaced Chaba Larbi. Manuel Kiliz kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Elia in the 64th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Adab FC fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Lacen 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Tristan in the 74th minute of play. Nouredine Mimoun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Tiburones Rojos booed when Adab FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamid Macias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamid Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Adab FC's François Ahmed got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Teofilo Venceslao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tiburones Rojos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Karim Baroudi's late challenge caught a Tiburones Rojos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karim Baroudi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, one of Adab FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Adab FC. In the 87th match minute, Tiburones Rojos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Lain to maneuver through the defense. Nouredine Mimoun came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Tiburones Rojos's Teofilo Venceslao. But to his dismay, Teofilo Venceslao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Nouredine Mimoun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teofilo Venceslao went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-9 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded Tiburones Rojos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Adab FC.