U23 World League

Olímpico Maracay
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Blas Terres made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Omar Abecia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boni Arregui was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Boni Arregui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Omar Abecia's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute, Celedonio Xabat made a precise shot to the right of Boni Arregui. Atletico Aragua FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Boni Arregui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boni Arregui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Xabat in the 14th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Almeyra F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Lucero. Froilan Llorian acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Madaleno Salvatierra. Benja Belmonte's late challenge caught a Almeyra F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benja Belmonte helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Benja Belmonte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the game, Almeyra F.C.'s Omar Abecia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boni Arregui made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 22 minutes into the game, Almeyra F.C.'s Celedonio Xabat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boni Arregui made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The supporters of Atletico Aragua FC booed when Almeyra F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Xabat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boni Arregui came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Almeyra F.C.'s Celedonio Xabat. But to his dismay, Celedonio Xabat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 35 minutes into the match, Fulgencio Natal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boni Arregui. Atletico Aragua FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulgencio Natal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Celedonio Xabat scored 0-8 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boni Arregui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

The wind increased when Omar Abecia made the kick off in the second half. In the 57thth minute of the game Omar Abecia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Aragua FC's Boni Arregui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute, Almeyra F.C.'s Fulgencio Natal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. Boni Arregui stood somewhat misplaced when Omar Abecia came free in front of goal and shot 0-11 to the left of him in the 65 minute. Boni Arregui was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fulgencio Natal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 68 minute of play. When Anier Ortzi came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Almeyra F.C. 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 Anier Ortzi couldn't finish the play. Celedonio Xabat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Boni Arregui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boni Arregui was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Celedonio Xabat showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 74 minute of play. After some careless play in the Atletico Aragua FC defense, Celedonio Xabat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boni Arregui. The Atletico Aragua FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boni Arregui should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Atletico Aragua FC defense, Omar Abecia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boni Arregui. The Atletico Aragua FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boni Arregui should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Aragua FC's zone, Fulgencio Natal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boni Arregui came out of the goal and Fulgencio Natal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fulgencio Natal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Boni Arregui made a huge save. Celedonio Xabat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Boni Arregui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fulgencio Natal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almeyra F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.