U23 World League

La Caldera
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guido Izotz made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Izotz in the 4th minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Eloy Vela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Izotz in the 4th minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Eloy Vela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Severino Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Adolfo Tabby sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isaias Beliran skillfully saved the ball. In the 14th match minute, Salmuera CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Tabby to maneuver through the defense. Eloy Vela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Vargas's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Isaias Beliran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulino Orixe's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raul Vargas in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eloy Vela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Isaias Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Orixe in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Orixe in the 35th minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Isaias Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Izotz in the 37th minute of play. Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Vargas in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Vargas in the 41st minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Eloy Vela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Vargas in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eloy Vela saved Salmuera CP from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

With a little luck, Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela got control of the ball when Raul Vargas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celestiales's Isidoro Javiero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eloy Vela in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Eloy Vela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Izotz, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 57 played minutes Celestiales got a freekick which was hit by Guido Izotz. A collision led to Salmuera CP getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fidel Mouricio hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Raul Vargas 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. 65 minutes into the match, Salmuera CP's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Vargas came free, but Eloy Vela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Vargas in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eloy Vela saved Salmuera CP from getting behind. Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Salmuera CP from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute of the match, Guido Izotz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eloy Vela saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 71stth minute of the game Raul Vargas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Celestiales's Raul Vargas in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salmuera CP's goalie prevented a goal. When Raul Vargas fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Celestiales's protests and gave Raul Vargas a yellow card for diving instead. Fidel Mouricio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaias Beliran having to interfere. Isaias Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Mouricio, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Eloy Vela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Vargas in the 80th minute. Salmuera CP's Eloy Vela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Izotz in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Salmuera CP getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Leonardo Vedillo hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Salmuera CP's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Vargas came free, but Eloy Vela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes, Armando Cresenciano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celestiales and the Salmuera CP players grew even worse after the yellow card. Armando Cresenciano hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Eusebio Paskal charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eusebio Paskal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Salmuera CP's Paulino Orixe in 93 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Isaias Beliran guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The Celestiales supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Celestiales would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.