U23 World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abel Bordat made the kick off which started today's match. Abel Bordat kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After 9 played minutes alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Xiao Yuan. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Aquilino Txartiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. alvarado's supporters rose to their feet, but Aquilino Txartiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronan Marler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Lawrence Banks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Death Ducks's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Banks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Ostadar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lawrence Banks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciro Ostadar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Banks in the 17th minute of play. Ronan Marler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 30 minutes into the match, Aquilino Txartiko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler. Ronan Marler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ronan Marler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko in the 35th minute of play. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Txartiko in the 38th minute of play. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Txartiko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lawrence Banks was the one to do the kick off. Reynaldo Pereyra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronan Marler having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Dalmacio Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aquilino Txartiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ronan Marler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. alvarado's Mateo Cruz was substituted for Hermengildo Noe. In the 57th minute, Abel Bordat 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. The alvarado fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when alvarado's Abel Bordat looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ciro Ostadar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence Banks in the 64th minute of the match. Aquilino Txartiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Real Death Ducks from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, alvarado's Ronan Marler threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luciano Pacifico, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 80 minutes into the match, Abel Bordat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Bordat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Pacifico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Real Death Ducks's zone, Luciano Pacifico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronan Marler came out of the goal and Luciano Pacifico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to alvarado getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Xiao Yuan hit a great ball. Xiao Yuan got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Xiao Yuan hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Luciano Pacifico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ronan Marler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. alvarado's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.