U21 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Midas Arribas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ritchie Roig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Regis in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Midas Arribas in the 12th minute of play forced SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Bernabe Hanot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ritchie Roig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Savier in the 14th minute of the match. Bernabe Hanot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garci Acosta in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Bernabe Hanot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gudesteo Zabalo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Estevez in the 22nd minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gudesteo Zabalo got free with Bernabe Hanot in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Garci Acosta came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Clube Esportivo Saudade 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 Garci Acosta couldn't finish the play. Ritchie Roig didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justino Estevez went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bernabe Hanot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Midas Arribas in the 32nd minute of play. SABALEPLUS's Bernabe Hanot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Midas Arribas in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Midas Arribas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernabe Hanot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edilberto Serra to maneuver through the defense. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Estevez in the 37th minute of play. Bernabe Hanot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Midas Arribas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Ferrando in the 47th minute of play. In the 49th minute of the match SABALEPLUS got a corner. Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Justino Estevez ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Justino Estevez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ritchie Roig quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jairo Tab was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Gudesteo Zabalo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Esportivo Saudade's supporters rose to their feet, but Gudesteo Zabalo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernabe Hanot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ritchie Roig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Anxo Uria got a free kick in the 60th minute. Bernabe Hanot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gudesteo Zabalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edilberto Marin charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edilberto Marin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edilberto Marin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Jairo Tab could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ritchie Roig made a huge save. After taking down the ball on SABALEPLUS's corner Justino Estevez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ritchie Roig quite easily take care of the ball. In the 70th minute, Justino Estevez fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Tab in the 72nd minute of play. Nunez Savier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Ritchie Roig made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gualterio Regis. Garci Acosta hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gudesteo Zabalo in the 80th minute of play forced SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Bernabe Hanot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Ferrando in the 86th minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernabe Hanot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Midas Arribas in the 89th minute of the match. Edilberto Marin kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, SABALEPLUS's Justino Estevez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ritchie Roig. Ritchie Roig yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. The SABALEPLUS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SABALEPLUS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.