U21 World League

La Casa Vampiro
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Vampiros Aztecas's Roberto Balendin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Anselmo Danel took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Paulino Slight to make any attempt to save it. After 18 minutes of play, Vampiros Aztecas's Roberto Balendin made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulino Slight was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, Vampiros Aztecas's Roberto Balendin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Roberto Balendin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Paulino Slight made a huge save. If Roberto Balendin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Paulino Slight played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Balendin in the 34th minute of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Paulino Slight, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Francis Gaarder took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urbano Berto. Urbano Berto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. 45 minutes into the match, Vampiros Aztecas's goal looked a bit too open when Francis Gaarder came free, but Urbano Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urbano Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacindo Abaroa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francis Gaarder to strike the kick off in the second half. Anselmo Danel hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Vampiros Aztecas's Urbano Berto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Vampiros Aztecas from getting a goal against them. Francis Gaarder took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urbano Berto. Urbano Berto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Jacindo Abaroa managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jacindo Abaroa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urbano Berto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Urbano Berto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jacindo Abaroa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-5 in the 81 minute of play. Roberto Balendin's late challenge caught a ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Balendin helped the player get up and apologised. Roberto Balendin hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Francis Gaarder's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Urbano Berto firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Marco Evangelista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Vampiros Aztecas getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ladislao Gaskon hit a great ball. The long shot by Roland Marti in the 93rd minute really tested Urbano Berto's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.