U23 World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciriaco Seber got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Juventud Antoniana's goalkeeper Celso Demario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angulo Cabañero. 5 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Fernado came free, but Antoni Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Astros de México booed when Juventud Antoniana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Porfiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th match minute, Juventud Antoniana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Medina to maneuver through the defense. After 20 minutes, Genaro Porfiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventud Antoniana and the Astros de México players grew even worse after the yellow card. Genaro Porfiro hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 25th match minute, Astros de México was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angulo Cabañero to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Román could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Celso Demario made a huge save. 37 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Seber came free, but Antoni Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Mauro Fernado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antoni Lopes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 43rd minute Juventud Antoniana were awarded a corner. Eliseo Ricart went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Eliseo Ricart got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antoni Lopes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Seber in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliberto Eyague to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Paulo Román ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celso Demario was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Celso Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angulo Cabañero in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Alejandro Medina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventud Antoniana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astros de México the free kick. Alejandro Medina kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Celso Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Eyague, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angulo Cabañero in the 60th minute of play forced Juventud Antoniana's goalkeeper Celso Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angulo Cabañero during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Angulo Cabañero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventud Antoniana's Celso Demario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliberto Eyague in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Tomás Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Tomás Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astros de México's Deng Bang Xiang got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Deng Bang Xiang off the ground. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Deng Bang Xiang got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Claudio Suárez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astros de México made a substitution. Vito Quintal replaced Fernando Menendo. Claudio Suárez hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Despite being the better team, Juventud Antoniana failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.