U21 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Bendito Sea El Fernet's Augusto Osasun 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. Nemesio Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruy Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Nemesio Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Martini in the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, BLACK BULL's Zacarias Loren got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Augusto Osasun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 15th minute, Ruy Torres made a precise shot to the right of Nemesio Firman. Bendito Sea El Fernet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nemesio Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of BLACK BULL booed when Bendito Sea El Fernet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Osasun didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes BLACK BULL got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Trancoso. After 42 minutes, Conrado Ourente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bendito Sea El Fernet and the BLACK BULL players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bendito Sea El Fernet fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Bendito Sea El Fernet:s Nemesio Firman showed great skill when he stopped Augusto Gines:s penalty. In the 43rd minute, Augusto Gines made a precise shot to the right of Nemesio Firman. Bendito Sea El Fernet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Gines to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, BLACK BULL's Syd Black sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nemesio Firman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Bendito Sea El Fernet defense, Ruy Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nemesio Firman. The Bendito Sea El Fernet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nemesio Firman should have stopped the shot. Vicent Bull showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Osasun, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, BLACK BULL's Abel Moura got a free kick in the 59th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Joaquin Rosio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bendito Sea El Fernet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquin Rosio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th match minute, Bendito Sea El Fernet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Rosio to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when BLACK BULL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otávio Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Fabio Machado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bendito Sea El Fernet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BLACK BULL the free kick. After 73 played minutes Bendito Sea El Fernet got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Machado. Thanks to some nice moves Ruy Torres could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Nemesio Firman however easily saved by the left post. In the 78th minute Nando Martini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nemesio Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruy Torres in the 85th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. BLACK BULL had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.