U23 World League

Arena Barcelos
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Douglas Meira made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Marcial Zapater's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Solustiano Partarroyo was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 3 minutes in the game, Marcial Zapater dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 3rdth minute of the game Marcial Zapater who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JEC - FC's Solustiano Partarroyo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 3 minutes, Marcial Zapater made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. JEC - FC's Solustiano Partarroyo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Cancelo Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Toli in the 8th minute of play. Solustiano Partarroyo came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Marcial Zapater. But to his dismay, Marcial Zapater quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Solustiano Partarroyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Zapater, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of JEC - FC booed when Racing Rocafort C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charro Companys didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, JEC - FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Zapater came free, but Solustiano Partarroyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Marcial Zapater in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JEC - FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Racing Rocafort C.F. booed when JEC - FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30thth minute of the game Marcial Zapater who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JEC - FC's Solustiano Partarroyo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, JEC - FC's Braulio Toli got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Marcial Zapater came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Racing Rocafort C.F. 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 Marcial Zapater couldn't finish the play. Solustiano Partarroyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Zapater in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Marcial Zapater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Solustiano Partarroyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Racing Rocafort C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanildo Beckenbauer to maneuver through the defense. JEC - FC's Julio Baptista got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Galindo Ruiz suffered a sore thigh after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 42 minutes, Róbson Cosme mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JEC - FC and the Racing Rocafort C.F. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Racing Rocafort C.F. made a substitution. Claus Tormes replaced Galindo Ruiz. After 43 played minutes JEC - FC got a freekick which was hit by Róbson Cosme. Solustiano Partarroyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Zapater, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Fermín Trujillo was substituted for Richie Duarte. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcial Zapater to make the kick off. In the 61st minute, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Marcial Zapater dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. In the 71st minute Marcial Zapater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Solustiano Partarroyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Solustiano Partarroyo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcial Zapater's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s CJ Ibrahimović was substituted for Marcial Zapater. Cancelo Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Toli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes JEC - FC got a freekick which was hit by Róbson Cosme. Solustiano Partarroyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from CJ Ibrahimović in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match Racing Rocafort C.F. got a corner. JEC - FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Román Coello ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that CJ Ibrahimović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Solustiano Partarroyo was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Godfried Parmentier got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Alexandre Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, CJ Ibrahimović reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Solustiano Partarroyo. The goal made the score 0-5. The Racing Rocafort C.F. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.