U21 World League

El Coloso
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Gogo Xabel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Gogo Xabel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ullún's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OSASCO FC the free kick. The supporters of OSASCO FC booed when Ullún was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Xabel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of OSASCO FC booed when Ullún was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Amaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Luciano de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. OSASCO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano de Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Furtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zeca Freire was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Gogo Xabel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gogo Xabel really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 22nd minute, Iuri de Toledo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benjamin Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of Ullún booed when OSASCO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Masses didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Masses in the 29th minute of play forced Ullún's goalkeeper Benjamin Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, OSASCO FC's Alexsandro Gomes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benjamin Furtado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benjamin Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Masses, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, OSASCO FC's Zeca Freire got control of the ball when Gogo Xabel tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Prado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benjamin Furtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lisandro Masses in the 57th minute. In the 62nd match minute, Ullún was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Isidor to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Xabel in the 70th minute of play forced OSASCO FC's goalkeeper Zeca Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christian Prado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sixto Lertxun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alexsandro Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Benjamin Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Intxixu in the 87th minute of play forced OSASCO FC's goalkeeper Zeca Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 minutes of play, OSASCO FC's Christian Prado made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Furtado was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, Gogo Xabel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zeca Freire. OSASCO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gogo Xabel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 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.