U23 World League

Ciudad Universitaria
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Cougars FC's Justo Tohias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th match minute, Real Guayaquil.F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roldan Vela to maneuver through the defense. Patryk Basaik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justo Tohias, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin Salcines in the 8th minute of play forced Cougars FC's goalkeeper Romeo Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Xaven Monzonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Salcines, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Cougars FC's Ramon Rufo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Patryk Basaik but with some difficulty. Victoriano Tulio lost his temper 24 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 24 minutes into the game, one of Cougars FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Real Guayaquil.F.C.. Erwin Salcines stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Romeo Pedroso. 0-1. In the 31st minute Erwin Salcines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeo Pedroso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valencia Arenzano went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 42 minutes, Xaven Monzonis made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Cougars FC's Romeo Pedroso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Romeo Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valencia Arenzano in the 45th minute of the match. Gonzalo Matamoro took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Romeo Pedroso. Romeo Pedroso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s Mendoza Vinuesa was substituted for Urrutia Iruretagoyena. Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s Rios Seral was substituted for Roldan Vela. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Xaven Monzonis hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 59 played minutes Cougars FC got a freekick which was hit by Nunez Salvidor. 66 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valencia Arenzano came free, but Romeo Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cougars FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Eliseo Remigio hit a great ball. Romeo Pedroso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Rosales in the 72nd minute. Nunez Salvidor hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Romeo Pedroso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gonzalo Matamoro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 84 minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Cougars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Tohias to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Real Guayaquil.F.C. getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Xaven Monzonis hit a great ball. When the match was over Real Guayaquil.F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cougars FC throughout the match.