U23 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 5971, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Grijander kicked off to start the match. With 5 minutes on the clock, Gonzalo Gabirel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Shuspendemo getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Gonzalo Gabirel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glenn Sommers in the 6th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Bernardo Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Shuspendemo's Severiano Ferrando got a free kick in the 13th minute. Shuspendemo's Bernardo Vasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 14th minute of play. Jacob Alavedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Beltxe in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Ceferino Austin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Alavedra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Shuspendemo's Bernardo Vasco got control of the ball when Coronel Durango tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bernardo Vasco came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander. But to his dismay, Lucas Grijander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 36 minutes into the game, Ceferino Austin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jacob Alavedra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coronel Durango in the 40th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Bernardo Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Lucas Grijander took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Bernardo Vasco to make any attempt to save it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceferino Austin to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacob Alavedra was out of position in the 50 minute of play, and Donato Baraquiel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Donato Baraquiel really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ceferino Austin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shuspendemo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ceferino Austin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacob Alavedra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Vasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Grijander, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacio Manuel during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Shuspendemo's Ignacio Manuel got a free kick in the 67th minute. Shuspendemo made a substitution. Ildefonso Joey replaced Ignacio Manuel. In the 68th minute, Ignacio Manuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaba Li recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Jacob Alavedra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st match minute, Shuspendemo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ildefonso Joey to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Honorato Beltxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Grijander in the 88th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Bernardo Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shuspendemo were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.