U21 World League

Andres Memorial
Spectators: 7356 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 130) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pau Gasol started the match with the kick off. San Fernando Eagles's Segundo Enetz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheche Vacas in the 4th minute of play. When Celedonio Cordarrol came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the San Fernando Eagles 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 Celedonio Cordarrol couldn't finish the play. In the 12th match minute, San Fernando Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celedonio Cordarrol to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes San Fernando Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Eustacio Perfecto. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pau Gasol in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Segundo Enetz saved San Fernando Eagles from getting behind. Eustacio Perfecto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Anatolio Morera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hector Pagomari kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Anatolio Morera was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Eustacio Perfecto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eustacio Perfecto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A hard shot 29 in the game by Celedonio Cordarrol from a close distance when the talented Anatolio Morera managed to make a qualified save. La Mora CAT's players were relieved. Benjamin Oriche kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 31st minute of the match Pau Gasol shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Segundo Enetz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, La Mora CAT's Cheche Vacas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, La Mora CAT's Anatolio Morera got control of the ball when Celedonio Cordarrol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celedonio Cordarrol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd minute, Leonides Lidon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Pau Gasol made a precise shot to the right of Segundo Enetz. San Fernando Eagles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celedonio Cordarrol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. La Mora CAT's Anatolio Morera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Cordarrol in the 53rd minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Eustacio Perfecto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Fernando Eagles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Mora CAT the free kick. Eustacio Perfecto hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Cordarrol in the 63rd minute of play forced La Mora CAT's goalkeeper Anatolio Morera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the La Mora CAT defense, Celedonio Cordarrol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anatolio Morera. The La Mora CAT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anatolio Morera should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Pau Gasol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Segundo Enetz was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, La Mora CAT's Cordeiro Castro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Segundo Enetz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Sandro Turrilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheche Vacas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Segundo Enetz. That made the score 2-2 in the 90 minute of play. La Mora CAT were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.