U23 World League

La Caja
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Óscar Sabrosa started the match with the kick off. Red Proud FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 2nd minute, when Gervasio Osmundo scored to the left of an out of position Júlio Pais, making the score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lázaro Falcão in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Son Downs saved Saturno from getting behind. Saturno's Son Downs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Falcão in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Falcão in the 18th minute of play forced Saturno's goalkeeper Son Downs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturno's Son Downs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Falcão in the 21st minute of play. Son Downs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Lázaro Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Son Downs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Lázaro Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Son Downs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severiano Guib got free with Júlio Pais in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Júlio Pais was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Gervasio Osmundo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gervasio Osmundo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Remigio Ugaitz fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saturno's protests and gave Remigio Ugaitz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Red Proud FC booed when Saturno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigio Ugaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Lázaro Falcão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Proud FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Falcão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Son Downs breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flávio Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Son Downs didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lázaro Falcão went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After 52nd play minutes Gervasio Osmundo shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Júlio Pais and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Gervasio Osmundo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Pais was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Saturno defense, Óscar Sabrosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Son Downs. The Saturno fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Son Downs should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Santiago Azevedo got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Júlio Pais came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Saturno's Gervasio Osmundo. But to his dismay, Gervasio Osmundo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. After some careless play in the Red Proud FC defense, Gervasio Osmundo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júlio Pais. The Red Proud FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júlio Pais should have stopped the shot. Dionisio Maore charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dionisio Maore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, Saturno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionisio Maore to maneuver through the defense. Lázaro Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lázaro Falcão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Son Downs skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Gervasio Osmundo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Pais was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Júlio Pais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Llin in the 88th minute of play. Lázaro Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Son Downs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Santiago Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paolo Ugaitz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Júlio Pais. Red Proud FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Many of Red Proud FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Red Proud FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Saturno were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.