U23 World League

Río Miño
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sotero Quiroga took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Alonzo Rito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mikel Bravo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to !Pabellon Ourense C.F. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Peio Saavedra hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Eladio Borrás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urko FC the free kick. A collision led to !Pabellon Ourense C.F. getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Eladio Borrás hit a great ball. In the 11th minute of the match Daniel Bilos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikel Bravo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Rito in the 12th minute of play forced !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alonzo Rito in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikel Bravo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Bilos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the Urko FC defense, Sotero Quiroga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edelmiro Haimar. The Urko FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edelmiro Haimar should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute Daniel Bilos 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. The audience was convinced that Lino Paez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikel Bravo was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Paez in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikel Bravo saved !Pabellon Ourense C.F. from getting behind. The throw-in from Bonifacio Bilbo in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Bela Rojas. Fulgencio Teofilio kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes !Pabellon Ourense C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Andres Salan. Daniel Bilos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Teofilio in the 52nd minute of play forced !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alonzo Rito. Edelmiro Haimar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotero Quiroga, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Sotero Quiroga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alonzo Rito. 64 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alonzo Rito. Alonzo Rito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Mikel Bravo made a huge save. Mikel Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Rito in the 74th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Alonzo Rito could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Mikel Bravo however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Peio Saavedra got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match, Fulgencio Teofilio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mikel Bravo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Edelmiro Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfino Abrego in the 81st minute of the match. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Bilos, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 86th minute, Bonifacio Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikel Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bilos in the 90th minute of play. Urko FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.