U23 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Isazi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Bernaldo in the 5th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Themistoklis Saveris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zuberbuhler Gordo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Hector Martxel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themistoklis Saveris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Themistoklis Saveris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Bernaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 17th minute Zuberbuhler Gordo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Mino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Bernaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Themistoklis Saveris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Jonathan Bernaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Themistoklis Saveris was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Themistoklis Saveris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Isazi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Velasco Vives notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Northern California's Santos Mino. Santos Mino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulryk Brzeszczak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Santos Mino made a huge save. Themistoklis Saveris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Isazi in the 37th minute of the match. Ciruel Academy's Themistoklis Saveris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Isazi in the 38th minute of play. Gustavo Isazi scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Themistoklis Saveris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santos Mino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Durango in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Coronel Durango to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Crispin Klander during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santos Mino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Durango in the 58th minute of play. Bernard McFrank scored 1-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Themistoklis Saveris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Themistoklis Saveris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Isazi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Ciruel Academy's Glenn Sommers seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Glenn Sommers the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ciruel Academy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Glenn Sommers had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ciruel Academy! With a little luck, Ciruel Academy's Themistoklis Saveris got control of the ball when Sergio Heriberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Themistoklis Saveris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernard McFrank. In the 90th minute Coronel Durango shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Mino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Crispin Klander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Mino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evelio Orti kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Northern California's Santos Mino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coronel Durango in the 97th minute of play.