U23 World League

Coliseo Verdolaga
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Terciero Orantes started the match with the kick off. Dante Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gudesteo Peñas in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Gudesteo Peñas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Dantae was left in no man's land by his defense there! A sloppy throw-in by Gutierrre Camacho in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Enhebrator FC's Benito Oinaz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marteinn Palermo in the 11th minute of play forced VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Vicente Davalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastiano Torrienta hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Rocio Camerin hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute Marteinn Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Davalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Dantae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belasko Folguera, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Vicente Davalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marteinn Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Chap Cobo in the 25th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Dante Dantae was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Enhebrator FC through an amazing save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinícius Dembélé during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Enhebrator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinícius Dembélé to maneuver through the defense. Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Marteinn Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vicente Davalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Dante Dantae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rocio Camerin in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marteinn Palermo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dante Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gudesteo Peñas in the 53rd minute of play. Dante Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gudesteo Peñas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gudesteo Peñas came free, but Dante Dantae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Davalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marteinn Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 58th match minute, VERDOLAGA CITY FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocio Camerin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Marteinn Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Enhebrator FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marteinn Palermo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Davalos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, Enhebrator FC's Marteinn Palermo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vicente Davalos. Vicente Davalos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. When Raúl Navarro fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VERDOLAGA CITY FC's protests and gave Raúl Navarro a yellow card for diving instead. Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Davalos having to interfere. A collision led to VERDOLAGA CITY FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gutierrre Camacho hit a great ball. Vinícius Dembélé received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Vicente Davalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocio Camerin in the 86th minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Dante Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Davalos made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Marteinn Palermo sent off a good shot on target. VERDOLAGA CITY FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Enhebrator FC to leave the ground with a draw.