U23 World League

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Timoteo Rioja took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tecka Viejo Nomás's goalkeeper Nicanor Romelio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Adan Francho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The WINNING ELEVEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, Tecka Viejo Nomás's goalkeeper Nicanor Romelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adan Francho. Jonathan Xacintu hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Adan Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Nicanor Romelio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Rigoberto Hechter rounded Tecka Viejo Nomás's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. A hard shot 30 in the game by Adan Francho from a close distance when the talented Nicanor Romelio managed to make a qualified save. Tecka Viejo Nomás's players were relieved. In the 31st minute Rigoberto Hechter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicanor Romelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tecka Viejo Nomás's Nicanor Romelio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Tecka Viejo Nomás from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Santos Garikoitz got a free kick in the 39th minute. With a little luck, Tecka Viejo Nomás's Nicanor Romelio got control of the ball when Adan Francho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicanor Romelio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adan Francho in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adan Francho to make the kick off. Nicanor Romelio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adan Francho went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Tecka Viejo Nomás defense, Adan Francho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicanor Romelio. The Tecka Viejo Nomás fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicanor Romelio should have stopped the shot. Adan Francho scored 7-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicanor Romelio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. WINNING ELEVEN's Artemio Abancens got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tecka Viejo Nomás players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for WINNING ELEVEN.