U23 World League

EL CARMELO
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Hernánde Arrué took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.D. Pepino’s's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Hernánde Arrué was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lixandro Carbo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lixandro Carbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Aurelio Raffo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ramon Beckham took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ferrán Suarez. Ferrán Suarez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When C.D. Pepino’s's Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RamPa Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. C.D. Pepino’s's Ferrán Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Beckham in the 22nd minute of play. Lixandro Carbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramon Pujol hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Miguel Hernánde Arrué's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lixandro Carbo was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. A hard shot 37 in the game by Miguel Hernánde Arrué from a close distance when the talented Lixandro Carbo managed to make a qualified save. RamPa Football Club's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateus Dorado during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, RamPa Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateus Dorado to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Lixandro Carbo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aurelio Raffo scored 1-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lixandro Carbo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Miguel Hernánde Arrué sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramon Beckham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of RamPa Football Club booed when C.D. Pepino’s was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúlo Varletta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teofilo Aliste's late challenge caught a RamPa Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teofilo Aliste helped the player get up and apologised. Teofilo Aliste kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Miguel Hernánde Arrué sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 61st minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Lixandro Carbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Miguel Hernánde Arrué came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the C.D. Pepino’s 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 Miguel Hernánde Arrué couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in RamPa Football Club's zone, Miguel Hernánde Arrué stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lixandro Carbo came out of the goal and Miguel Hernánde Arrué tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Mateus Dorado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Miguel Hernánde Arrué shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lixandro Carbo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lixandro Carbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.D. Pepino’s's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Hernánde Arrué was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lixandro Carbo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shi Le Yu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferrán Suarez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. C.D. Pepino’s were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after RamPa Football Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafael Ojeda took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Aurelio Raffo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee gave C.D. Pepino’s a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rafael Ojeda, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo. 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the RamPa Football Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.D. Pepino’s.