U23 World League

Río Miño
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romulo Gaufred kicked off to start the match. Vahur Aav took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xulian Aguilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Tom Nuut made a precise shot to the right of Mikel Bravo. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Xulian Aguilo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vahur Aav read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc Meremõisa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peio Saavedra was slow to take the kick. During this time !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Peio Saavedra to fire away a dangerous shot which Vahur Aav despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Fc Meremõisa's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Unzueta came free, but Vahur Aav reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Fc Meremõisa's Vahur Aav got control of the ball when Xulian Aguilo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xulian Aguilo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Vahur Aav 19 minutes into the match. Xulian Aguilo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vahur Aav came out and tried to block the shot, but Xulian Aguilo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Xulian Aguilo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vahur Aav narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc Meremõisa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peio Saavedra was slow to take the kick. During this time !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Peio Saavedra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vahur Aav quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Xulian Aguilo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vahur Aav having to interfere. Luciano Unzueta charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Unzueta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 32 played minutes !Pabellon Ourense C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Unzueta. Mikel Bravo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ander Vooro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Ander Vooro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikel Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Unzueta was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Luciano Unzueta hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Tonio Mondejar fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s protests and gave Tonio Mondejar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, !Pabellon Ourense C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tonio Mondejar to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xulian Aguilo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Meremõisa's goalkeeper Vahur Aav, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo got control of the ball when Tom Nuut tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mikel Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ander Vooro in the 60th minute of the match. 2-2 became the score in the 61st minute when Romulo Gaufred elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. !Pabellon Ourense C.F. made a substitution. Lino Amer replaced Xulian Aguilo. Lino Amer struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Vahur Aav didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for !Pabellon Ourense C.F.. Sten Leis kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Peio Saavedra sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fc Meremõisa's Vahur Aav didn't even have to move. Fc Meremõisa were furious when Vambola Kalm was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fc Meremõisa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! Sten Leis kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute of the game Reino Niidu made a throw-in which Urmet Okspuu played forward. If Lino Amer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Lino Amer looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fc Meremõisa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.