U23 World League

Bolivar Stadium
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Asier got the match started through his kick off. Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Leones FC from getting a goal against them. Bendjedid Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Poz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bendjedid Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute of the match Leones FC got a corner. Bolivar's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Peyo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Ciro Ferdinand heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 21st minute, Leonardo Poz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bendjedid Harkouk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Leones FC from getting a goal against them. After 25 minutes of play, Leones FC's Martin Asier made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bendjedid Harkouk was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, Martin Asier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. Bolivar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Asier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Jaime Mundo got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Poz to maneuver through the defense. Hocine Moll's late challenge caught a Leones FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hocine Moll helped the player get up and apologised. If Ciro Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Senijad Ibričić to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Bolivar got a freekick which was hit by Mouloud Djebar. Bendjedid Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bendjedid Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Poz in the 54th minute of play. Nestor Rito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bendjedid Harkouk having to make a save. If Martin Asier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 56 minutes, Martin Asier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leones FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Asier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Leonardo Poz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ciro Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Bolivar's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Martin Asier fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Leones FC's Martin Asier slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bendjedid Harkouk. That made the score 0-5 after 65 minutes of play. Bendjedid Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Ferdinand in the 72nd minute of the match. 72 minutes into the game, Senijad Ibričić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bolivar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leones FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bolivar's Senijad Ibričić got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Martin Asier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bolivar's Bendjedid Harkouk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Senijad Ibričić came free, but Aureliano Obeko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Martin Asier sped through Bolivar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. If Ciro Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Bolivar defense, Martin Asier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bendjedid Harkouk. The Bolivar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bendjedid Harkouk should have stopped the shot. Martin Asier had several of the Bolivar's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 88 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Bendjedid Harkouk as he didn't even see the shot coming. The supporters of Bolivar booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Cresconio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Leonardo Poz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Bendjedid Harkouk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.