U21 World League

Apayerey Stadium
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Romeo Abeijon got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, BAIRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Sein to maneuver through the defense. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Melquiades Gonzo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leo Gaskon but with some difficulty. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Clemente Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Olo in the 7th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Gustavo Orixe made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leo Gaskon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gustavo Orixe's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Leo Gaskon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Paulo Mancio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Olo in the 21st minute of play forced Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goalkeeper Clemente Astigar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Gaskon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Abeijon, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Cipriano Mergildo fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BAIRES's protests and gave Cipriano Mergildo a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Abeijon in the 26th minute of play forced BAIRES's goalkeeper Leo Gaskon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Mancio hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Cipriano Mergildo managed to get in a good position for a shot. BAIRES's supporters rose to their feet, but Cipriano Mergildo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemente Astigar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romeo Abeijon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 34th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 35th minute, Paulo Mancio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute of the match Diego Sein sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clemente Astigar skillfully saved the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Dominic came free, but Clemente Astigar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, BAIRES's Braulio Olo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clemente Astigar was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Braulio Olo to make the kick off. Leo Gaskon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Orixe in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute Romeo Abeijon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Gaskon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 minutes, Marcos Domeka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BAIRES and the Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leo Gaskon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustavo Orixe's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Braulio Olo charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Braulio Olo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Braulio Olo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match Rogelio Romildo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leo Gaskon skillfully saved the ball. If Romeo Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Mancio kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Leo Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Orixe in the 89th minute of the match. After some careless play in the BAIRES defense, Gustavo Orixe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leo Gaskon. The BAIRES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leo Gaskon should have stopped the shot. Romeo Abeijon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Gaskon having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Tximitx to maneuver through the defense.