U23 World League

Los Campos Eliseos
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Liu Zhi Guang hit a great ball. Mete Culiță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Patora in the 7th minute of play. In the 12thth minute of the game Gwidon Patora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aioros FC's Mete Culiță was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mete Culiță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 18 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Liu Zhi Guang. Mete Culiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 23rd minute of the match. Mete Culiță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Patora in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Loramendi in the 27th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veth Crystals's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gwidon Patora in the 28th minute. Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mete Culiță in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mete Culiță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liu Zhi Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Veth Crystals were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Aioros FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gwidon Patora took the corner. Mete Culiță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liu Zhi Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. If Gwidon Patora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th minute Gwidon Patora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mete Culiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gwidon Patora came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Veth Crystals 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 Gwidon Patora couldn't finish the play. Mete Culiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Zhi Guang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Gwidon Patora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mete Culiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiburcio Jakue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A collision led to Aioros FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Eneko Cardarda hit a great ball. Mete Culiță came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora. But to his dismay, Gwidon Patora quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gwidon Patora to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Mete Culiță managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Veth Crystals's Liu Zhi Guang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Venceslao Gargante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aioros FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Patora was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mete Culiță in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mete Culiță stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Liu Zhi Guang's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Mete Culiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Patora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aioros FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Patora was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Raul Loramendi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mete Culiță was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Gwidon Patora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Gwidon Patora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mete Culiță was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. A well-hit corner resulted in Raul Loramendi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Liu Zhi Guang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mete Culiță firmly grabbed it by the left post. Veth Crystals's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gwidon Patora in the 69th minute. Aioros FC's Mete Culiță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 73rd minute of play. The Veth Crystals fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 84th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Mete Culiță managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Veth Crystals's Liu Zhi Guang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aioros FC's Patricio Bezanilla couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Veth Crystals. Aioros FC's Mete Culiță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 91st minute of play. Venceslao Movellan kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gwidon Patora in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mete Culiță prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 96 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Venceslao Gargante came free, but Tiburcio Jakue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match Aioros FC got a corner. Veth Crystals's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Patricio Bezanilla ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Veth Crystals had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.