U23 World League

Dalmai Feal
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdika Philip started the match with the kick off. Federico Wagner kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, FC Stadtclub's goal looked a bit too open when Adulfo Teresa came free, but Alkestis Stasinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cai Ocaña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Alkestis Stasinopoulos made a huge save. 19 minutes into the game, FC Stadtclub's Yannick Walpert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Carlos Suciu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Salud y República's Jago Barrientos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Federico Wagner, made in the 22nd minute of the game. When Cai Ocaña fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salud y República's protests and gave Cai Ocaña a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Salud y República's Cai Ocaña got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Alkestis Stasinopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdika Philip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Carlos Suciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Dufresne, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Federico Wagner threw the ball into play from the sideline. Salud y República's Jago Barrientos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 33 minutes of play, FC Stadtclub's Yannick Walpert made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Carlos Suciu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alkestis Stasinopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adulfo Teresa in the 39th minute of the match. Alkestis Stasinopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pacho Mondejar in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pacho Mondejar got free with Alkestis Stasinopoulos in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Salud y República players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Stadtclub were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Dufresne made a kick off. The supporters of FC Stadtclub booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berto Calatayud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matthias Vrijdags took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juan Carlos Suciu. Salud y República's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Salud y República from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pacho Mondejar in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alkestis Stasinopoulos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pacho Mondejar might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alkestis Stasinopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pacho Mondejar ran back to his position shaking his head. Alkestis Stasinopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pacho Mondejar, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Alkestis Stasinopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacho Mondejar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkestis Stasinopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pacho Mondejar in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Matthias Vrijdags hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Adulfo Teresa notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FC Stadtclub's Alkestis Stasinopoulos. Alkestis Stasinopoulos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Pacho Mondejar fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salud y República's protests and gave Pacho Mondejar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Pacho Mondejar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Carlos Dufresne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Suciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 played minutes FC Stadtclub got a freekick which was hit by Federico Wagner. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.