U23 World League

☻Ninuchila Camp☻
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Herminio Abajas started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Ciriaco Frederik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nina fc and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Celedonio Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucio Hernandez was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 0-1 became the score in the 11th minute when Herminio Abajas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Josepe Puyol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Hernandez having to interfere. Nina fc's Lucio Hernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Abajas in the 16th minute of play. Lucio Hernandez came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Celedonio Duarte. But to his dismay, Celedonio Duarte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Herminio Abajas in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nina fc's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Salomon Gonzáles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucio Hernandez. Nina fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salomon Gonzáles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Lucio Hernandez came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Salomon Gonzáles. But to his dismay, Salomon Gonzáles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After 34 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Dubardo. Nina fc's Lucio Hernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Abajas in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Lucas Cienfuegos made a precise shot to the right of Lucio Hernandez. Nina fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. If Herminio Abajas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Nina fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE were winning 0-5.

The wind increased when Edgard Heriberto made the kick off in the second half. Lucio Hernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomon Gonzáles in the 51st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Salomon Gonzáles slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lucio Hernandez. That made the score 0-6 after 57 minutes of play. In the 63rd minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Celedonio Duarte ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lucio Hernandez. Lucio Hernandez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Herminio Abajas in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Hernandez saved Nina fc from getting behind. Salomon Gonzáles took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucio Hernandez. Lucio Hernandez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. In the 75th match minute, Nina fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Heriberto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 76 minutes, Herminio Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Abajas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Salomon Gonzáles hit a great ball. Tomi Abrego's late challenge caught a Nina fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomi Abrego helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Santiago Dellasierra hit a great ball. Celestino Munio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Rogelio Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded ALPUJARRAS LIBRE left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nina fc.