U21 World League

San Juan
Spectators: 8471 (Terracing: 6354, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chiquito Benítez made the kick off which started today's match. Nibiru X's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alipio Elguea in the 4th minute. Aurelio Abancens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levi Ackerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Arne Bronco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genzo Wakabayashi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Mandiyu's attentive Alberto Honrio managed to snatch the ball when Fabricio Espejo made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. Nibiru X's Genzo Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquito Benítez in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Nibiru X was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. CJ Madura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelio Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Ipătescu in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Nibiru X was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by CJ Madura to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquito Benítez in the 18th minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Abancens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicodim Ipătescu in the 23rd minute. Deportivo Mandiyu's Cesar Teofilio was substituted for Chiquito Benítez. A sloppy throw-in by Fabricio Espejo in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Deportivo Mandiyu's Alberto Honrio. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Nibiru X was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Cuadrado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Bronco kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nicodim Ipătescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aurelio Abancens. That made the score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Cesar Teofilio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Genzo Wakabayashi. Nibiru X's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesar Teofilio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Nibiru X was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Cuadrado didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicodim Ipătescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Nibiru X getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Fabricio Espejo hit a great ball. Aurelio Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Ipătescu in the 55th minute of play. Genzo Wakabayashi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Teofilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Genzo Wakabayashi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Teofilio in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Cesar Teofilio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Genzo Wakabayashi, 1-2. Genzo Wakabayashi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benigno Larpe in the 71st minute of play. When Benigno Larpe, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Genzo Wakabayashi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Nibiru X's Fabio Mingione managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lain Villela in the 75 minute of the game. Benigno Larpe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Genzo Wakabayashi having to make a save. Nibiru X's Genzo Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Larpe in the 76th minute of play. Genzo Wakabayashi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benigno Larpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 minutes of play, Deportivo Mandiyu's Benigno Larpe made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genzo Wakabayashi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benigno Larpe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Genzo Wakabayashi made a huge save. Deportivo Mandiyu were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Nibiru X's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto 吴勇 took the corner. Deportivo Mandiyu's Roberto 吴勇 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Genzo Wakabayashi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 86th match minute, Deportivo Mandiyu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Maurin to maneuver through the defense. Deportivo Mandiyu'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.