U23 World League

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Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 150) RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Jurdan in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Ruben Criston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Simbo FC's Lia Crucet got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 14 played minutes RED DEVIL got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Jerrald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Cayo in the 18th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RED DEVIL's Pablo Chap got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruben Criston during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Chap in the 27th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Pablo Chap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 29 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Polo came free, but Alfonso Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Simbo FC got a freekick which was hit by Alan Schenker. Alfonso Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Jurdan in the 32nd minute of play. RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lia Crucet in the 33rd minute of play. If Edgardo Bertran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Valentine came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Simbo FC's Victoriano Banegas. But to his dismay, Victoriano Banegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Ciriaco Cayo made the kick off in the second half. Segundo Neron scored 0-2 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Valentine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simbo FC made a substitution. Flor Petera replaced Segundo Neron. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Bertran in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Chap in the 77th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Ruben Criston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RED DEVIL made a substitution. Leonel Enaut replaced Ciriaco Cayo. The supporters of Simbo FC booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Criston didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Igor Polo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simbo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 89 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Enaut came free, but Octavio Lauaxeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lia Crucet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Alfonso Valentine made a huge save. Lis Tagliani hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Igor Polo could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Alfonso Valentine however easily saved by the left post. Simbo FC played a much better game than RED DEVIL and deserved their victory. The RED DEVIL players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.