U23 World League

Río Miño
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angel Cristofol started the match with the kick off. Salvador Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikel Bravo having to interfere. After 7 played minutes !Pabellon Ourense C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Andres Salan. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braulio Cresconio, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 minutes, Bela Rojas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. and the ACF Fiorentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Bela Rojas got a free kick in the 11th minute. Benito Txeru made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Andres Salan. The supporters of !Pabellon Ourense C.F. booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Cresconio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 minutes of play, ACF Fiorentina's Fabio Estavan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikel Bravo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikel Bravo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Braulio Cresconio went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 35 minutes of play, ACF Fiorentina's Braulio Cresconio made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikel Bravo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. defense, Braulio Cresconio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikel Bravo. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikel Bravo should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute Angel Cristofol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikel Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Cresconio in the 44th minute of play. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ACF Fiorentina were winning 0-6.

Mikel Bravo was a little too slow when Braulio Cresconio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-7. Fabio Estavan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mikel Bravo made a huge save. In the 55th match minute, !Pabellon Ourense C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bela Rojas to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Estavan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikel Bravo having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Bernabe Kiliz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ACF Fiorentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernabe Kiliz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikel Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bela Rojas kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo got control of the ball when Braulio Cresconio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eladio Borrás's late challenge caught a ACF Fiorentina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eladio Borrás helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes !Pabellon Ourense C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Eladio Borrás. After 73 played minutes ACF Fiorentina got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Orlondon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Estavan in the 75th minute of play forced !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Belmiro Lastras got a free kick in the 76th minute. Delmiro Pitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfino Abrego, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikel Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Rey in the 84th minute of play. Benito Txeru made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Braulio Cresconio however managed to control. Mikel Bravo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Braulio Cresconio in the 91st minute. ACF Fiorentina played a much better game than !Pabellon Ourense C.F. and deserved their victory. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.