U23 World League

MDQ Raptors Arena
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Jefferson Linhares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of ASI NOMAS FC booed when MDQ Raptors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Harriet didn't get a good kick on the ball. MDQ Raptors FC's Aaron Neron shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Galeno Belarrinaga but with some difficulty. ASI NOMAS FC's Galeno Belarrinaga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save ASI NOMAS FC from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, Jefferson Linhares notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ASI NOMAS FC's Galeno Belarrinaga. Galeno Belarrinaga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 26 minutes into the game, Amador Harriet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MDQ Raptors FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASI NOMAS FC the free kick. In the 26th match minute, MDQ Raptors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Harriet to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of ASI NOMAS FC booed when MDQ Raptors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severiano Maore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haritzeder Corneja took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ruperto Bastia. MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Galeno Belarrinaga made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Jefferson Linhares sent off a good shot on target. Frasquito Buison kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. When Higinio Tximitx came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the MDQ Raptors 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 Higinio Tximitx couldn't finish the play. Galeno Belarrinaga was a little too slow when Armando Blanco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Ruperto Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frasquito Buison in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Distiratsu Pazo made the kick off in the second half. Haritzeder Corneja in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruperto Bastia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Galeno Belarrinaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jefferson Linhares in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Bartoleme Luan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ASI NOMAS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MDQ Raptors FC the free kick. Bartoleme Luan kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of ASI NOMAS FC booed when MDQ Raptors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Harriet didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in MDQ Raptors FC's zone, Distiratsu Pazo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruperto Bastia came out of the goal and Distiratsu Pazo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ruperto Bastia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Cesura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Distiratsu Pazo had several of the MDQ Raptors FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Ruperto Bastia as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 76th match minute, ASI NOMAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estavan Aya to maneuver through the defense. Alejandro Cesura kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. MDQ Raptors FC's Ruperto Bastia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save MDQ Raptors FC from getting a goal against them. Ruperto Bastia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Distiratsu Pazo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Ruperto Bastia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Distiratsu Pazo's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.