U23 World League

Mas Nou
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Beto Márcico started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anartz Gutierrez hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Sebastiano Treviño took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Márcico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Márcico came free, but Sebastiano Treviño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Christian Abaunza got a free kick in the 34th minute. Osvaldo Rozarius was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Baiardo Candamil. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Márcico in the 37th minute of play forced Picanya FC's goalkeeper Sebastiano Treviño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Rozarius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerico Ramos in the 38th minute of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arbidel Pais made a kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Picanya FC's Jerico Ramos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Rozarius was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 59th match minute, Asesinos Por Naturaleza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Etxeberri to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Rozarius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerico Ramos in the 61st minute of play. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Osvaldo Rozarius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arbidel Pais in the 65th minute of play. Edgard Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Christian Abaunza fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Asesinos Por Naturaleza's protests and gave Christian Abaunza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute Jerico Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Rozarius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Rozarius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arbidel Pais in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Picanya FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Dagoberto Idiaquez hit a great ball. Zacarias Ralondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastiano Treviño having to interfere. Osvaldo Rozarius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Reyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the game, Picanya FC's Arbidel Pais nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldo Rozarius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The Picanya FC fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Picanya FC's Jerico Ramos 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 95 minutes into the game, Narcis Ipătescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Picanya FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Asesinos Por Naturaleza the free kick. In the 95th minute, Narcis Ipătescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.