U23 World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7418 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jairo Ioritz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute Igor Polo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Naelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Fortín de Floresta's Carolo Naelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Polo in the 5th minute of play. Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Ekaitz in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Jose Ponc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Fortín de Floresta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Simbo FC the free kick. In the 9th minute, Jose Ponc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Estefan to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Simbo FC booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Bermudo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lia Crucet came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Simbo FC 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 Lia Crucet couldn't finish the play. Carolo Naelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Polo in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Simbo FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Igor Polo hit a great ball. Octavio Lauaxeta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Ioritz went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta got control of the ball when Jairo Ioritz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Constantino Ekaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Victoriano Banegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Naelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Lia Crucet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Naelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Simbo FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lia Crucet hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Igor Polo made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Simbo FC's Igor Polo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carolo Naelio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Simbo FC's Flor Petera was substituted for Segundo Neron. Carolo Naelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Banegas in the 60th minute of the match. Carolo Naelio came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Simbo FC's Victoriano Banegas. But to his dismay, Victoriano Banegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 66 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Carolo Naelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Polo. Octavio Lauaxeta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Ioritz went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 79 minutes of play, El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Lauaxeta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hector Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Daniel Bermudo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Hector Selmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Eloy Alonso put in a rough tackle. In the 91st minute, one of El Fortín de Floresta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for El Fortín de Floresta. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Constantino Ekaitz got a free kick in the 98th minute. Carolo Naelio made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Igor Polo sent off a good shot on target.