U23 World League

Reino de Vila-Walter
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Van Field took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edgard Quintan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Abundio Bastida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorio Prats got free with Mauro Cordearo in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Procopio during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SOUTH THUNDER's Augusto Procopio got a free kick in the 8th minute. If John Garate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Procopio kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Elian Benedicto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Cordearo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Gudesteo Elias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Quintan to maneuver through the defense. SOUTH THUNDER's Mauro Cordearo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elian Benedicto in the 30th minute of play. Mauro Cordearo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elian Benedicto in the 34th minute of the match. Elian Benedicto in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mauro Cordearo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Mauro Cordearo managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Villawalter City's Elian Benedicto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 48 minutes into the game, Victorio Prats cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Mauro Cordearo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elian Benedicto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Quintan to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Elian Benedicto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Cordearo was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Mauro Cordearo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elian Benedicto, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Elian Benedicto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SOUTH THUNDER's Mauro Cordearo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juanito Yeste struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Mauro Cordearo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villawalter City. 61 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's goal looked a bit too open when John Garate came free, but Mauro Cordearo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Van Field's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abundio Bastida was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. SOUTH THUNDER were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Villawalter City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Procopio took the corner. After some careless play in the SOUTH THUNDER defense, Victorio Prats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauro Cordearo. The SOUTH THUNDER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauro Cordearo should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Van Field got free with Abundio Bastida in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, SOUTH THUNDER's Abundio Bastida threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Van Field, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. SOUTH THUNDER's Mauro Cordearo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baraxil Macías in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Artemio Tibalt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Van Field could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Abundio Bastida made a huge save. A collision led to Villawalter City getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Juanito Yeste hit a great ball. Mauro Cordearo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Garate in the 93rd minute of the match. The supporters of Villawalter City booed when SOUTH THUNDER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Procopio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Villawalter City's Elian Benedicto in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOUTH THUNDER's goalie prevented a goal. Mauro Cordearo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elian Benedicto, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Villawalter City were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SOUTH THUNDER for a fine match.