U23 World League

® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hermosilla Concha took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Naranjo in the 2nd minute of play forced River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Pablo-Enrique Escobar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Mezquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo-Enrique Escobar having to interfere. In the 8th minute Esteve Mezquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo-Enrique Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Mezquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Esteve Mezquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Esteve Mezquita came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Mandrake 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 Esteve Mezquita couldn't finish the play. Pablo-Enrique Escobar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Mezquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. River Plate ® 9-12's Dexter Morgan got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Elar Quero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rósar Melano made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hermosilla Concha. In the 34th minute, Leonardo Serrano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geofredo Jurado charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geofredo Jurado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elar Quero made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Hermosilla Concha sent off a good shot on target. Amancio Tarin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Pablo-Enrique Escobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mandrake fc's Millán Revuelta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rósar Melano in the 43 minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Esteve Mezquita was the one to do the kick off. River Plate ® 9-12's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Esteve Mezquita scored to the left of an out of position Pablo-Enrique Escobar, making the score, 0-1. River Plate ® 9-12's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Esteve Mezquita scored to the left of an out of position Pablo-Enrique Escobar, making the score, 0-2. 61 minutes in the game Remigio Salbatore did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Adolfo Sandaili. In the 69th match minute, River Plate ® 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Elazar to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute Jimeno Naranjo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo-Enrique Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Mezquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Esteve Mezquita took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pablo-Enrique Escobar. Pablo-Enrique Escobar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Elar Quero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermosilla Concha in the 87th minute of play. Geofredo Jurado was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of River Plate ® 9-12 booed when Mandrake fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geofredo Jurado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dexter Morgan scored 1-3 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elar Quero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pablo-Enrique Escobar made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Esteve Mezquita sent off a good shot on target.