U21 World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rogelio Confesor started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vila Mascote FC's goalkeeper Plamen Zhikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute Enéas Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Plamen Zhikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hristo Stoichkov in the 13th minute. Martin Miro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Miro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 崔远平 went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Martin Miro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Santos in the 18th minute of the match. Martin Miro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Mineiro in the 23rd minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enéas Santos came free, but Martin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Mineiro came free, but Martin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vila Mascote FC's Plamen Zhikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Atarrabi in the 36th minute of play. Vila Mascote FC's Plamen Zhikov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Vila Mascote FC from getting a goal against them. When 崔远平 came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Vila Mascote FC 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 崔远平 couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Ripa FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ildefonso Bordat hit a great ball. In the 48th minute Anselmo Atarrabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Plamen Zhikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enéas Santos to make the kick off. Martin Miro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicent Boonen in the 53rd minute. 59 minutes into the match, Hristo Stoichkov notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Vila Mascote FC's Plamen Zhikov. Plamen Zhikov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 66th minute Maurinho Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Anselmo Atarrabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vila Mascote FC's Plamen Zhikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Atarrabi in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicent Boonen got free with Martin Miro in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ancho Ruben hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when 崔远平 came free, but Martin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Confesor in the 86th minute of play forced Vila Mascote FC's goalkeeper Plamen Zhikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Miro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Santos in the 93rd minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.