U23 World League

Barrilete Cósmico
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hakem Al Attar started the match with the kick off. Aurelio Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayer Al Besher, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. When Felix Cordarrell fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s protests and gave Felix Cordarrell a yellow card for diving instead. Felix Cordarrell hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 14 minutes in the game Ali Al Towatan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Abdul Aziz Al Holey. The supporters of ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Al Towatan didn't get a good kick on the ball. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Aurelio Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakem Al Attar in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goal looked a bit too open when Sayer Al Besher came free, but Aurelio Nafarroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Javier Milei managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s supporters rose to their feet, but Javier Milei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Alberto Chilavert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ali Al Towatan hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. José Alberto Chilavert didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Javier Milei went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Conrado Tello during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Conrado Tello kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute of the match Basem Al Baghli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aurelio Nafarroa skillfully saved the ball. In the 47th minute, Javier Milei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Milei in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Javier Milei hit a great ball. Aurelio Nafarroa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hakem Al Attar went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Ali Al Towatan got a free kick in the 61st minute. When Evelio Olo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s protests and gave Evelio Olo a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Olo. In the 69th minute, Ruperto Sanduru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ were furious when Evelio Olo was red carded, 70 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Aurelio Nafarroa had in the 72ndth minute some difficulties stopping Basem Al Baghli's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Aurelio Nafarroa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakem Khorshed in the 73rd minute. Aurelio Nafarroa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sayer Al Besher showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 88 minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakem Khorshed. When the final whistle sounded Golden Tigers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴.