U21 World League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Alejandro Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Esdras in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Ibar came free, but Teodosio Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 minutes, Venancio Ibar made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the LOS MENTI defense, Teodosio Berriotxoa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodosio Isauro. The LOS MENTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodosio Isauro should have stopped the shot. Teodosio Berriotxoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Teodosio Isauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Moises Cordero made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Isauro. LOS MENTI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Mystyc FC's Bernabe Madeo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodosio Isauro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Ernesto Barbosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alejandro Raphael was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a rather tough play, LOS MENTI's Prudencio Roano got a free kick in the 34th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melquiades Gonzalez in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teodosio Isauro saved LOS MENTI from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Ernesto Barbosa took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Alejandro Raphael to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, LOS MENTI's Everardo Tavio got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodosio Berriotxoa to make the kick off. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by LOS MENTI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Venancio Ibar was slow to take the kick. During this time Mystyc FC's players had a chance to rest. When Moises Cordero came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Mystyc FC 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 Moises Cordero couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Barbosa in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Raphael saved Mystyc FC from getting behind. With a little luck, LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro got control of the ball when Moises Cordero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moises Cordero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Isauro having to interfere. Moises Cordero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Teodosio Isauro made a huge save. Teodosio Isauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Ibar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ambrosio Mannuel during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, LOS MENTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrosio Mannuel to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Ibar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Teodosio Isauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Venancio Ibar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mystyc FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.