U23 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Eutropio Vera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Inocencio Astigar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute Eutropio Vera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Raimundo Mannuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Eutropio Vera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inocencio Astigar. Bancruz F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eutropio Vera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 16 minutes of play, la Conarda C.F.'s Eutropio Vera made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Inocencio Astigar was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walery Roman in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inocencio Astigar saved Bancruz F.C from getting behind. In the 20th minute, Eutropio Vera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inocencio Astigar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Miguel Dorado struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Inocencio Astigar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for la Conarda C.F.. After 25 played minutes la Conarda C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Walery Roman. If Nemesio Maiorga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bancruz F.C's Raimundo Mannuel got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Modesto Nesor kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Eutropio Vera made a precise shot to the right of Inocencio Astigar. Bancruz F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After 35 minutes of play, la Conarda C.F.'s Walery Roman made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Inocencio Astigar was left in no man's land by his defense there! René Galego took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Inocencio Astigar. Inocencio Astigar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Inocencio Astigar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Walery Roman went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walery Roman to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Eutropio Vera fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Inocencio Astigar, passed just outside the right post. Inocencio Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tito Borrás in the 54th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Miguel Dorado took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Inocencio Astigar to make any attempt to save it. Inocencio Astigar made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Walery Roman sent off a good shot on target. After 64 minutes of play, la Conarda C.F.'s Miguel Dorado made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Inocencio Astigar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Inocencio Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Dorado in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eutropio Vera in the 73rd minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Inocencio Astigar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Guillermo Manzano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inocencio Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Dorado in the 78th minute of the match. la Conarda C.F.'s Miguel Dorado managed to work through Bancruz F.C's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Miguel Dorado dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eutropio Vera in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inocencio Astigar saved Bancruz F.C from getting behind. Eutropio Vera received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Inocencio Astigar came out and tried to block the shot, but Eutropio Vera slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 83rd minute. Gau Macia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Inocencio Astigar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Dorado. In the 97th minute Eutropio Vera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. la Conarda C.F.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.