U23 World League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Eddie Holm made the kick off and thus started the match. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Bizen, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Octavio Ferrer made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Eddie Holm sent off a good shot on target. Vladimiro Nafarroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niki Bundev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Abechuco in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of Yala booed when ★银河蓝★GalA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qin Xiang Chen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimiro Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Sustrai in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match Yala got a corner. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carolo Bizen ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Yala's corner Reynaldo Oinaz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vladimiro Nafarroa quite easily take care of the ball. In the 20th minute, Reynaldo Oinaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimiro Nafarroa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Sustrai in the 23rd minute of play forced ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Abechuco in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Sustrai in the 36th minute of play forced ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Holm in the 39th minute of play forced Yala's goalkeeper Octavio Ferrer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Esteve Abechuco fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yala's protests and gave Esteve Abechuco a yellow card for diving instead. 45 minutes into the game, Yala's Carolo Bizen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimiro Nafarroa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Orlando Sustrai to make the kick off. Octavio Ferrer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Holm in the 51st minute of play. A hard shot 53 in the game by Esteve Abechuco from a close distance when the talented Vladimiro Nafarroa managed to make a qualified save. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Toussain in the 55th minute of play forced Yala's goalkeeper Octavio Ferrer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 played minutes ★银河蓝★GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Bogumil Orlicki. Orlando Sustrai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the game, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Eddie Holm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Octavio Ferrer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Cheng Xi Chao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Ferrer having to interfere. When Samuel Toussain came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the ★银河蓝★GalA 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 Samuel Toussain couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Eddie Holm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Octavio Ferrer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vladimiro Nafarroa made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Esteve Abechuco sent off a good shot on target. After 76 minutes of play, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Eddie Holm made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Ferrer was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa got control of the ball when Niki Bundev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cirilo Gaztea charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cirilo Gaztea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Cirilo Gaztea got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Yala's Octavio Ferrer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Toussain in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, Yala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niki Bundev to maneuver through the defense. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Bizen in the 91st minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ★银河蓝★GalA FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Yala for much of the match.