U23 World League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blas Cordarryl started the match with the kick off. Valhalla Time's Pablo Ubendu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 4th minute of play. Pablo Ubendu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Tahar in the 9th minute. Valhalla Time's Pablo Ubendu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 10th minute of play. Pablo Ubendu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmed Tahar went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Blas Cordarryl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd play minute Ahmed Tahar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pablo Ubendu. 2-0. Blas Cordarryl scored 2-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nouredine Mimoun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lorenzo Henrico hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Nouredine Mimoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robustiano Mattin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 52nd minute, Lorenzo Henrico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abd al-Asis Lacen came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Adab FC 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 Abd al-Asis Lacen couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Lorenzo Henrico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match Ahmed Tahar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pablo Ubendu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Valhalla Time's Lorenzo Henrico got a free kick in the 56th minute. Pablo Ubendu came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Hemdani. But to his dismay, Abd al-Asis Hemdani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 65 minutes into the match, Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aldo Etxatxu. A collision led to Valhalla Time getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Lorenzo Henrico hit a great ball. Ahmed Tahar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pablo Ubendu. Valhalla Time's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ahmed Tahar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Adab FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Tahar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pablo Ubendu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nadir Bencherif during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nadir Bencherif hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Ahmed Tahar 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. In the 83rd match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Mattin to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Abd al-Asis Lacen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adab FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Cordarryl in the 89th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match, Robustiano Mattin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nouredine Mimoun was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nouredine Mimoun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Cordarryl in the 95th minute.