U23 World League

El Corral
Spectators: 8670 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benny Koks made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Los Gallos's Vladimiro Jerold dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Sciascia in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Jerold came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Aurelio Giammaria successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Hector Hanmark hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Los Gallos defense, C.J. 吕布 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anacleto Horado. The Los Gallos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anacleto Horado should have stopped the shot. The ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anacleto Horado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. 吕布, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Harry Karisma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Boyko Rushkarski fired a really elegant long shot, but Aurelio Giammaria threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Los Gallos's Anacleto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 34th minute of play. Aurelio Giammaria made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Marcos Abellan sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anacleto Horado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Los Gallos defense, C.J. 吕布 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anacleto Horado. The Los Gallos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anacleto Horado should have stopped the shot. When Aldo Sciascia fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s protests and gave Aldo Sciascia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th minute, Aldo Sciascia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.J. 吕布 scored 1-4 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anacleto Horado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Los Gallos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ were winning 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcos Abellan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the game, Los Gallos's Marcos Abellan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Giammaria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Los Gallos's attentive Armando Porro managed to snatch the ball when Mariusz Truskovskiy made a throw-in in the 61st minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Jerold came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anacleto Horado made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when C.J. 吕布 sent off a good shot on target. Aurelio Giammaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Jerold, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when C.J. 吕布 got free with Anacleto Horado in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Harry Karisma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match Boyko Rushkarski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aurelio Giammaria showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 90th minute Benny Koks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anacleto Horado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kryspin Bambas in the 96th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Kryspin Bambas in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Gallos's goalie prevented a goal. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.