U21 World League

La Olla
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Pardubice Hurricanes's Michal Božek 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. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Josef Jeřábek got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When Goncalve Villaraud fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CERRO PORTEÑO's protests and gave Goncalve Villaraud a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute, Goncalve Villaraud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giraldo Laiseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Božek, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Pavel Žalud was a little too slow when Fredy Bareiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 2-0. Rubén-Darío Delgado was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The crowd rose to their feet as CERRO PORTEÑO's Rubén-Darío Delgado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pavel Žalud. That made the score 3-0 after 23 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radek Petřek in the 31st minute of play forced CERRO PORTEÑO's goalkeeper Giraldo Laiseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Pardubice Hurricanes's goal looked a bit too open when Rubén-Darío Delgado came free, but Pavel Žalud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavel Žalud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Delgado in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Rubén-Darío Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. CERRO PORTEÑO's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubén-Darío Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Žalud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giraldo Laiseca came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Pardubice Hurricanes's Michal Božek. But to his dismay, Michal Božek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rubén-Darío Delgado made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubén-Darío Delgado in the 52nd minute of play forced Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper Pavel Žalud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rubén-Darío Delgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Žalud was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Pavel Žalud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urti Rancaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Žalud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Delgado in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Radek Petřek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giraldo Laiseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giraldo Laiseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radek Petřek in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Rubén-Darío Delgado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Pavel Žalud was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. CERRO PORTEÑO's Astor Sobrido was substituted for Guillelme Andujar. Frechoso Camposa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pavel Žalud. Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Rubén-Darío Delgado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavel Žalud was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Pardubice Hurricanes's Pavel Žalud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén-Darío Delgado in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Pardubice Hurricanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Rafael to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Berenguer Costilla sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pardubice Hurricanes's Pavel Žalud didn't even have to move. Pavel Žalud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Delgado in the 92nd minute of play. CERRO PORTEÑO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pardubice Hurricanes for a fine match.