U23 World League

Madigbe Lane
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jarvis Sneed took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Tirant lo Blanch got a corner. Conakry FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jocelyn Angloma ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 6thth minute of the game Aris Kounadakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Conakry FC's Iker Cristos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when Conakry FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oswaldo Mills didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's Aris Kounadakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iker Cristos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eriberto Segura made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Jefferson Colbert sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute Aris Kounadakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Cristos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Giner during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fernando Giner hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Eriberto Segura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Gray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conakry FC's Iker Cristos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aris Kounadakis in the 38th minute of play. Eriberto Segura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarvis Sneed's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Jefferson Colbert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Segura having to interfere. Iker Cristos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Kounadakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Aris Kounadakis got a free kick in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Jocelyn Angloma got a free kick in the 60th minute. Mergildo Pascua sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Conakry FC's Iker Cristos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Conakry FC from getting a goal against them. After 74 minutes, Oswaldo Mills mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Conakry FC and the Tirant lo Blanch players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Conakry FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Mills to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Conakry FC's Iker Cristos got control of the ball when Aris Kounadakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Jarvis Sneed notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura. Eriberto Segura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iker Cristos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis in the 89th minute of play. Eriberto Segura didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jarvis Sneed went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Conakry FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.