U23 World League

The Last Try
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justo Clementi kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Cenan Savlet notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El ultimo's Niceto Pere. Niceto Pere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Justo Clementi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Federico Louis kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Ciclista FC booed when El ultimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Berdaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rigoberto Flores kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Cenan Savlet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El ultimo's Niceto Pere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dario Benedetto in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niceto Pere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Benedetto in the 21st minute of the match. Rigoberto Flores sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to El ultimo getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gaspar Salomone hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes Ciclista FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo-Luís De La Rosa-Mora. After 32 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Diego Belo. After 33 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Berdaitz. In the 34th minute Dario Benedetto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niceto Pere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cenan Savlet in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Cenan Savlet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to El ultimo getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Diego Belo hit a great ball. In the 39th minute of the match Amador Francesco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Niceto Pere skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Rigoberto Flores managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ciclista FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rigoberto Flores was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niceto Pere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciclista FC's Cenan Savlet got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dario Benedetto made a kick off. Niceto Pere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cenan Savlet, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaspar Salomone during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 minutes of play, Ciclista FC's Cenan Savlet made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niceto Pere was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Benedetto in the 58th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Niceto Pere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Justo Clementi came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the El ultimo 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 Justo Clementi couldn't finish the play. Rigoberto Flores's late challenge caught a El ultimo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rigoberto Flores helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of El ultimo booed when Ciclista FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Cenan Savlet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciclista FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El ultimo the free kick. Cenan Savlet kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Ciclista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Osorio to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Ciclista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Justo Clementi came free, but Crişan Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciclista FC's Dario Benedetto got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cenan Savlet in the 77th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Niceto Pere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Benedetto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Niceto Pere made a huge save. After 83 played minutes Ciclista FC got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Flores. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Flores in the 85th minute of the match. Santos Bertol was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. Santos Bertol kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, El ultimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Berdaitz to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Ciclista FC's Amador Francesco in action when he in the 97th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Ciclista FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.