U21 World League

Ariel Arnaldo Ortega
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonardo Velasco got the match started through his kick off. When Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Leonardo Velasco in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético Magallanes's goalie prevented a goal. The Pepsi Fuchibol Clu fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Leonardo Velasco 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Club Atlético Magallanes's Leon Oliverio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Melgarejo in the 9th minute of play. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Diego Etcheverry suffered a sore thigh after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Emiliano Nafarroa charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Nafarroa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Atlético Magallanes getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emiliano Nafarroa hit a great ball. Leonardo Velasco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emiliano Nafarroa scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Israel Peña, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leon Oliverio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosme Abecia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Atlético Magallanes's Leon Oliverio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo-Enrique Abar in the 30th minute of play. In the 37th minute Gonzalo-Martin Facon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Oliverio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sasoin Abechuco charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sasoin Abechuco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sasoin Abechuco hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. César Melgarejo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lorenzo Tonete kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Hermon Abello might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leon Oliverio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hermon Abello ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 47th minute, Gonzalo-Martin Facon made a precise shot to the right of Leon Oliverio. Club Atlético Magallanes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emiliano Nafarroa was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Pepsi Fuchibol Clu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo-Martin Facon to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Velasco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Leon Oliverio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Romeo Confesor charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romeo Confesor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Magallanes's Romeo Confesor got a free kick in the 58th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Velasco got free with Leon Oliverio in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. César Melgarejo might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leon Oliverio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. César Melgarejo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Tonete in the 68th minute of play forced Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalkeeper Israel Peña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes Pepsi Fuchibol Clu got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Abecia. Israel Peña showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Dolcet Abancens scored 2-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leon Oliverio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonardo Velasco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Gonzalo-Martin Facon got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gonzalo-Martin Facon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Leonardo Velasco in 91 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Leon Oliverio guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 92 minutes into the match, Leonardo Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Oliverio. Club Atlético Magallanes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonardo Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. When the final whistle sounded Pepsi Fuchibol Clu left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Club Atlético Magallanes.