U23 World League

El Borinot
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Blas Terres made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th play minute Aris Kounadakis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Boni Arregui. 1-0. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when Atletico Aragua FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juaneizu Abellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boni Arregui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aris Kounadakis in the 14th minute. If Blas Terres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blas Terres's late challenge caught a Tirant lo Blanch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blas Terres helped the player get up and apologised. Boni Arregui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis in the 27th minute of play. If Aris Kounadakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aris Kounadakis got free with Boni Arregui in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Boni Arregui didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aris Kounadakis went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Boni Arregui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aris Kounadakis in the 41st minute. If Aris Kounadakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th minute Aris Kounadakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boni Arregui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aris Kounadakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boni Arregui having to make a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aris Kounadakis to make the kick off. After 52nd play minutes Aris Kounadakis shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Boni Arregui and just under the crossbar into goal. After 55th play minutes Aris Kounadakis shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Boni Arregui and just under the crossbar into goal. Aris Kounadakis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boni Arregui having to make a save. Boni Arregui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Boni Arregui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Barto Arratia. 68 minutes into the game, Aris Kounadakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Boni Arregui was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Boni Arregui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aris Kounadakis in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Vicente Rodríguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Fernando Giner hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Atletico Aragua FC's Benja Belmonte tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Atletico Aragua FC's Juan Perlacia seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Juan Perlacia the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Atletico Aragua FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Juan Perlacia had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atletico Aragua FC! Jocelyn Angloma shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 83rd minute, Juaneizu Abellaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aris Kounadakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Boni Arregui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Boni Arregui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tirant lo Blanch had won after a very even match.