U23 World League

ESTADIO ANGELITO
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, PLUMIN's Carmelo Astrada got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Peng Qian Kun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 10 minutes into the game, one of Valleslona F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Peng Qian Kun, was totally fooled by PLUMIN's Francisco Luzea, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. PLUMIN's Cecilio Uxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caitano Ponce in the 21st minute of play. When Rolando Silvestre came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Valleslona F.C. 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 Rolando Silvestre couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the game, Valleslona F.C.'s Rolando Silvestre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cecilio Uxio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Peng Qian Kun made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen sent off a good shot on target. Cecilio Uxio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caitano Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rolando Silvestre to make the kick off. Peng Qian Kun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Elorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caitano Ponce got free with Cecilio Uxio in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tano Hidalgo's late challenge caught a PLUMIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tano Hidalgo helped the player get up and apologised. Peng Qian Kun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Octavio Deunoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when PLUMIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Deunoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute of the match, Rolando Silvestre tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cecilio Uxio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 77th minute Rolando Silvestre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Uxio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caitano Ponce got free with Cecilio Uxio in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when PLUMIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Luzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, PLUMIN's goal looked a bit too open when Caitano Ponce came free, but Cecilio Uxio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Silvestre in the 88th minute of play forced PLUMIN's goalkeeper Cecilio Uxio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nico Williams during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Valleslona F.C. getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Nico Williams hit a great ball. The Valleslona F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Valleslona F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.