U21 World League

Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pastor Cayo started the match with the kick off. Ubaldo Regis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Smolarek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ubaldo Regis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Borys Smolarek went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 21 played minutes Westbam got a freekick which was hit by Borys Smolarek. After a rather tough play, La MaKina del Parque's Evelio Odol got a free kick in the 24th minute. Borys Smolarek's late challenge caught a La MaKina del Parque's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Borys Smolarek helped the player get up and apologised. Gwidon Iwanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Cayo in the 31st minute of the match. Gwidon Iwanowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucio Nardo in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Cayo in the 38th minute of play forced Westbam's goalkeeper Gwidon Iwanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La MaKina del Parque's Ubaldo Regis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolek Pyrzyce in the 39th minute of play. When Ladislao Caetano came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the La MaKina del Parque 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 Ladislao Caetano couldn't finish the play.

After 56 minutes, Ryszard Bryk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Westbam and the La MaKina del Parque players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Westbam getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ryszard Bryk hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Olgierd Deput hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Pastor Cayo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La MaKina del Parque fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 70th minute of the match, Leon Gaszynski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ubaldo Regis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 78 minutes into the match, Westbam's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Nardo came free, but Gwidon Iwanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Westbam's Tolek Pyrzyce nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ubaldo Regis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Ubaldo Regis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Smolarek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 88 played minutes La MaKina del Parque got a freekick which was hit by Luis Pere. Gwidon Iwanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Nardo in the 92nd minute of play forced Westbam's goalkeeper Gwidon Iwanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The La MaKina del Parque supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Westbam's performance. The match ended with a win for Westbam.