U23 World League

GreenUnited Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Clodoveo Aresti made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Clodoveo Aresti notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz. Xalbador Gamiz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute, Franco Mastantuono made a precise shot to the right of Xalbador Gamiz. GreenUnited's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Clodoveo Aresti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 12th play minutes Franco Mastantuono shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Xalbador Gamiz and just under the crossbar into goal. Xalbador Gamiz came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Invisible's Franco Mastantuono. But to his dismay, Franco Mastantuono quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batista Liebana in the 21st minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Santos Bernat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos Bernat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Reigada in the 24th minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Franco Mastantuono managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Invisible's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Mastantuono was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in GreenUnited's zone, Clodoveo Aresti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xalbador Gamiz came out of the goal and Clodoveo Aresti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Mastantuono came free, but Xalbador Gamiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodoveo Aresti in the 38th minute of play forced GreenUnited's goalkeeper Xalbador Gamiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to GreenUnited getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jacindo Llantaron hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Franco Mastantuono left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Invisible fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The GreenUnited players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Invisible were winning 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Macario Runs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clodoveo Aresti in the 51st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Invisible's Clodoveo Aresti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Xalbador Gamiz. That made the score 0-6 after 52 minutes of play. 57 minutes into the match, Invisible's goal looked a bit too open when Batista Liebana came free, but Santos Bernat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franco Mastantuono sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo-Nicolás Pérez in the 64th minute of play forced GreenUnited's goalkeeper Xalbador Gamiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Clodoveo Aresti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Xalbador Gamiz, 0-7. Clodoveo Aresti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Franco Mastantuono ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xalbador Gamiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Santos Bernat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batista Liebana in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clodoveo Aresti in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xalbador Gamiz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save GreenUnited from getting a goal against them. Xalbador Gamiz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Invisible's Franco Mastantuono shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-10 in the ordered_time% minute. Franco Mastantuonos short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Xalbador Gamiz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Invisible eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.