U21 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) 5 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Braulio Hotz came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Hotz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Braulio Hotz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute, Braulio Hotz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 26th play minutes Braulio Hotz shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Oscar Saldanha and just under the crossbar into goal. Albino Hitz made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Alexsandro Britto sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, AC LeX Luthor's goalkeeper Albino Hitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kléber Queirós. 38 minutes in the game Aaron Timo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Uriel Elazar. Ernesto Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Albino Hitz made a huge save. Kléber Queirós received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Albino Hitz came out and tried to block the shot, but Kléber Queirós slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 43rd minute. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when AC LeX Luthor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Txatxu didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexsandro Britto to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Hotz in the 55th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes, Braulio Hotz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC LeX Luthor and the Squadra Demarchi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, AC LeX Luthor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braulio Hotz to maneuver through the defense. Celestino Etxekopar's late challenge caught a Squadra Demarchi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Etxekopar helped the player get up and apologised. Celestino Etxekopar hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Nelson Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Clis in the 66th minute of play. AC LeX Luthor's Albino Hitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC LeX Luthor's goalkeeper Albino Hitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra Demarchi's zone, Braulio Hotz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Saldanha came out of the goal and Braulio Hotz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sérgio Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Albino Hitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albino Hitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Although Squadra Demarchi had been in control for most of the match, AC LeX Luthor still came away with the win.