U23 World League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florentino Paul started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, Tomás Checa made a precise shot to the right of Santos Kiliz. GUSESI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 10 minutes of play, Deportivo Pucho's Desiderio Ermengol made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Kiliz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the game, Tomás Checa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Santos Kiliz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Checa during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Deportivo Pucho getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Tomás Checa hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Ermengol came free, but Santos Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in GUSESI fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! Adrian Juvenal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to GUSESI getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Paco Gento hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Tomás Checa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Kiliz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, GUSESI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Cuartio to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Desiderio Ermengol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Kiliz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Adrian Juvenal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Kiliz having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Tomás Checa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Pucho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Adrian Juvenal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Santos Kiliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomás Checa to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Checa got free with Santos Kiliz in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Ermengol came free, but Santos Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Desiderio Ermengol got free in front of the goal in the 61st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Santos Kiliz was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Santos Kiliz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 63rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-8. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Pucho's Desiderio Ermengol slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santos Kiliz. That made the score 0-10 after 72 minutes of play. Tiburcio Cuartio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Deportivo Pucho's Tomás Checa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Santos Kiliz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Benicio Librado hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Adrian Juvenal took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Kiliz. Santos Kiliz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. Santos Kiliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Ermengol in the 87th minute of play. Desiderio Ermengol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Kiliz having to interfere. Deportivo Pucho played a much better game than GUSESI and deserved their victory. The GUSESI players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.