U23 World League

El Basural
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Abel Ferdinand made the kick off and thus started the match. Rolando Mitxel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Ferdinand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Rolando Mitxel made a huge save. Felipe Dabi came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by La France FC's Cleto Peru. But to his dismay, Cleto Peru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 9 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Peru. Rolando Mitxel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remi Schoenmaekers went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the La France FC defense, Remi Schoenmaekers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Mitxel. The La France FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Mitxel should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute Manuel Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Mitxel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Ferdinand got free with Rolando Mitxel in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute Deportivo Tachito were awarded a corner. Abel Ferdinand went to the cornerflag to take it. 31 minutes into the game, Manuel Bilintx was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Tachito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La France FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Tachito's Manuel Bilintx got a free kick in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Peru in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Tachito's goalkeeper Felipe Dabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Tachito's Severo Amato got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, La France FC's goalkeeper Rolando Mitxel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remi Schoenmaekers. Cirilo Ranolfo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felipe Dabi. Deportivo Tachito's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Simon Cordarrell hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The supporters of Deportivo Tachito booed when La France FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Amato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolando Mitxel was a little too slow when Severo Amato got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severo Ado made a kick off. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Dani Amato got a free kick in the 64th minute. Rolando Mitxel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Felipe Dabi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Severo Ado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 68 minute of play. La France FC's attentive Dani Amato managed to snatch the ball when Gavino Egun made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. After having played for 73 minutes, Dani Amato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La France FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dani Amato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th match minute, La France FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Amato to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Milton Casa hit a great ball. Rolando Mitxel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remi Schoenmaekers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Cirilo Ranolfo. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Cirilo Ranolfo got a free kick in the 89th minute. Rolando Mitxel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remi Schoenmaekers in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, La France FC's goal looked a bit too open when Remi Schoenmaekers came free, but Rolando Mitxel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Deportivo Tachito had won after a very even match.