U23 World League

El Casco
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Segundo Feliu got the match started through his kick off. Rodolfo Mantzio was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Eleuterio Sotil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eleuterio Sotil really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Beppe Romagnoli fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bicicleta F.C.'s protests and gave Beppe Romagnoli a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Bicicleta F.C.'s Beppe Romagnoli got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 9th minute, Edgardo Iruinea 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. With 12 minutes on the clock, Desiderio Iraitz commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bicicleta F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! In the 19th minute Juan Riquelme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Roderigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manantiales Fc's Victorio Mancio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fausto Roderigo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Bicicleta F.C.'s Mateo Batista got a free kick in the 21st minute. After having played for 22 minutes, Victorio Mancio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victorio Mancio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 25 played minutes Manantiales Fc got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Bertran. Fausto Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Riquelme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Riquelme in the 35th minute of play. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Bicicleta F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Romagnoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Riquelme's late challenge caught a Bicicleta F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Riquelme helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Juan Riquelme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 53rd minute, Ariel Bertran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Hüsmen Vahat 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. Manantiales Fc were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Bicicleta F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorio Mancio took the corner. After taking down the ball on Manantiales Fc's corner Ariel Bertran fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fausto Roderigo quite easily take care of the ball. Bicicleta F.C.'s Fausto Roderigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Riquelme in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jonathan Reno hit a great ball. Fausto Roderigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Bertran in the 78th minute of the match. Juan Riquelme struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Fausto Roderigo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manantiales Fc. Rodolfo Mantzio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgardo Iruinea went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute of the match, Juan Riquelme got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fausto Roderigo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Rodolfo Mantzio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Sotil in the 96th minute of the match. Bicicleta F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.