U21 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) 6 minutes into the match, Erubiel Orlondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erubiel Orlondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9th minute, Fabio Matxin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MOEBIO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Al Towatan during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Ali Al Towatan got a free kick in the 15th minute. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Erubiel Orlondo put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Ezequiel Handi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. José Alberto Chilavert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Hakem Al Attar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Aquiles Castulo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Handi in the 32nd minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper José Alberto Chilavert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Golden Tigers's Ali Al Towatan got his second yellow card of the match in the 35th minute. The referee ordered Ali Al Towatan off the ground. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mortada Al Khames in the 42nd minute of play forced MOEBIO's goalkeeper Aquiles Castulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aquiles Castulo made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Mortada Al Khames sent off a good shot on target. When MOEBIO's Tiberius Milaa in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. After 47 played minutes MOEBIO got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Handi.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erubiel Orlondo made a kick off. When Erubiel Orlondo came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the MOEBIO 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 Erubiel Orlondo couldn't finish the play. If Mortada Al Khames had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Tigers from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, Erubiel Orlondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erubiel Orlondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 69 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Handi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Handi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. 73 minutes into the game, MOEBIO's Erubiel Orlondo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Alberto Chilavert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 79th minute Erubiel Orlondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Mortada Al Khames made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aquiles Castulo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aquiles Castulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Aziz Al Holey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Golden Tigers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MOEBIO were clearly better and deserved to take the win.