U23 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Psycho-Circus's Ian Clementsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Paul Stanley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Sha Yuan in the 10th minute of play. Cornelio Merexildo made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ian Clementsson sent off a good shot on target. Cornelio Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Roland in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Defensores del Albinegro's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelino Lartaun came free, but Cornelio Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Psycho-Circus getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Marcelino Lartaun hit a great ball. Paul Stanley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Li Sha Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Cornelio Merexildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Lartaun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Saturnino Diagur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Stanley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Psycho-Circus's Cornelio Merexildo threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Delmiro Matteo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximo Aritza to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Li Sha Yuan in the 50th minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Paul Stanley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximo Aritza was extremely unlucky when he, in the 60th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Psycho-Circus's Nicasio Savion was substituted for Marcelino Lartaun. 67 minutes into the match, Li Sha Yuan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paul Stanley, 1-2. 71 minutes into the match, Defensores del Albinegro's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Clementsson came free, but Cornelio Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gecel Silva got free with Paul Stanley in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 75 minutes, Delmiro Matteo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Psycho-Circus and the Defensores del Albinegro players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Psycho-Circus getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Delmiro Matteo hit a great ball. Cornelio Merexildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Savion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Stanley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Li Sha Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Dante Elodio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximo Aritza took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Stanley. Paul Stanley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Defensores del Albinegro played a much better game than Psycho-Circus and deserved their victory. The Psycho-Circus players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.