U21 World League

UNO
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Florentino Batista kicked off to start the match. Florentino Batista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pincha FC's Gervasio Bortzaioriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Batista in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pincha FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guido Confesor was slow to take the kick. During this time ToCoTaN FC's players had a chance to rest. Tobias Favila made a great header on ToCoTaN FC's corner, it was just that Pincha FC's Gervasio Bortzaioriz managed to reach the ball for a save. 13 minutes into the match, Pincha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Batista came free, but Gervasio Bortzaioriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Eustacio Nevada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gervasio Bortzaioriz. Pincha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eustacio Nevada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Gilberto Nel hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Gilberto Nel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ToCoTaN FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when ToCoTaN FC's Guido Confesor 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Nemesio Eneko fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pincha FC's protests and gave Nemesio Eneko a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pincha FC's Nemesio Eneko got a free kick in the 34th minute. Gervasio Bortzaioriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Batista in the 40th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Pincha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Favila came free, but Gervasio Bortzaioriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pincha FC's Cirilo Francesco got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pincha FC's goalkeeper Gervasio Bortzaioriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half ToCoTaN FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Lorenzo Remir hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Confesor in the 55th minute of play forced Pincha FC's goalkeeper Gervasio Bortzaioriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florentino Batista came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gervasio Bortzaioriz could save by the left post. Gervasio Bortzaioriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustacio Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Guido Confesor in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gervasio Bortzaioriz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Eustacio Nevada came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the ToCoTaN 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 Eustacio Nevada couldn't finish the play. Nemesio Eneko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sasoin having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Florentino Batista made a precise shot to the right of Gervasio Bortzaioriz. Pincha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. After a rather tough play, ToCoTaN FC's Diego Handi got a free kick in the 77th minute. Pincha FC's Gervasio Bortzaioriz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Pincha FC from getting a goal against them. Gervasio Bortzaioriz was a little too slow when Florentino Batista got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-7. Florentino Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gervasio Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ToCoTaN 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.