U21 World League

Gigante de Agronomia
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Meder Pena hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. U.D. Mancini:s Porfiro Zapater showed great skill when he stopped Patricio Eleder:s penalty. In the 8th minute, Patricio Eleder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Porfiro Zapater was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Romeo Rienda might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Kadi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romeo Rienda ran back to his position shaking his head. Julian Kadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Rienda in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Palos in the 17th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Porfiro Zapater to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Alfredo Henrico 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. After a defensive mix-up in Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s zone, Romeo Rienda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julian Kadi came out of the goal and Romeo Rienda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romeo Rienda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julian Kadi having to make a save. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Ekialde Castro got a free kick in the 39th minute. Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s Marcelo Laurentzi managed to work through U.D. Mancini's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Marcelo Laurentzi dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Ekialde Castro got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Remigio Palos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ekialde Castro's late challenge caught a Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ekialde Castro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Ekialde Castro got a free kick in the 54th minute. Patricio Eleder took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Porfiro Zapater. U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Remigio Palos came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Romeo Rienda 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. 68 minutes into the match, Marcelo Laurentzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Porfiro Zapater. U.D. Mancini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Laurentzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 72nd play minutes Romeo Rienda shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Julian Kadi and just under the crossbar into goal. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Vitin Bouzas replaced Xusto Alfaro. Xerardo Pujol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Julian Kadi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Laurentzi in the 77th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Porfiro Zapater to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Alacuart hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s Patricio Eleder sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Porfiro Zapater narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Porfiro Zapater didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Henrico went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Porfiro Zapater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Henrico, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Meder Pena hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90thth minute of the game Marcelo Laurentzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Patricio Eleder fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s protests and gave Patricio Eleder a yellow card for diving instead. Patricio Eleder hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Cartero de Agronomia F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.