U23 World League

JL Stadium
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iker Cristos took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Javier Pastore notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro. Josué Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Josué Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Pastore in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Gombal Aballe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Santo Dimo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Josué Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iker Cristos went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Josué Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Javier Pastore went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute, Javier Pastore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Panchera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Josué Castro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iker Cristos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 28 minute of play. When Sarracino Abad came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Escuadrón Mercenario 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 Sarracino Abad couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Lehen during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 32 played minutes La Panchera got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Lehen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iker Cristos got free with Josué Castro in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Javier Pastore took a quick shot and it went in 6-1 without a chance for Josué Castro to make any attempt to save it. 40 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iker Cristos. 42 minutes into the match, La Panchera's goal looked a bit too open when Sarracino Abad came free, but Santo Dimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro got control of the ball when Javier Pastore tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The wind increased when Sarracino Abad made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sarracino Abad in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santo Dimo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Josué Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iker Cristos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Cristian Lehen got his second yellow card in the match during the 67th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when La Panchera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Lehen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Gombal Aballe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Dimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Iztal Aballe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Escuadrón Mercenario's supporters rose to their feet, but Iztal Aballe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santo Dimo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute, Eguen Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sarracino Abad in the 79th minute of play forced La Panchera's goalkeeper Santo Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sarracino Abad to maneuver through the defense. Josué Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Pastore in the 92nd minute of the match. After 94 played minutes La Panchera got a freekick which was hit by Trendafil Katúrov. La Panchera's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.