U23 World League

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Martin Asier made the kick off and thus started the match. Leones FC:s Aureliano Obeko showed great skill when he stopped Franco Verdon:s penalty. After 8 minutes of play, Fire Devils's Francis Aberle made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aureliano Obeko was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fire Devils's goalkeeper Walter Fransson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 15 minutes Fire Devils's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Peyo who took care of the corner kick. Walter Fransson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Poz's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After 20 played minutes Leones FC got a freekick which was hit by Godfredo Ascencio. With a little luck, Fire Devils's Walter Fransson got control of the ball when Leonardo Poz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aureliano Obeko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Bleyer in the 30th minute of play. After 32 played minutes Fire Devils got a freekick which was hit by Martial Schwersenz. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Leonardo Poz got a free kick in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Poz in the 40th minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Walter Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francis Aberle to make the kick off. Fire Devils's Walter Fransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Poz in the 54th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Peyo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Walter Fransson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 62nd match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francis Aberle to maneuver through the defense. When Leonardo Poz came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Leones FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonardo Poz couldn't finish the play. Walter Fransson came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Leones FC's Gaspar Sabin. But to his dismay, Gaspar Sabin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 72 minutes into the match, Gaspar Sabin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Fransson. Fire Devils's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaspar Sabin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Bartolo Cresconio hit a great ball. Aureliano Obeko made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Loris Hellmüller sent off a good shot on target. Aureliano Obeko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cillian Zellweger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cillian Zellweger in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Gaspar Sabin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 86 minutes of play, Leones FC's Gaspar Sabin made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walter Fransson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Leones FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Fire Devils's Francis Aberle got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, Leones FC could leave the field as winners, despite Fire Devils having more of the ball for most of the match.