U23 World League

Monumental Maquinola
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Armando Baraquiel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to alvarado getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Aquilino Txartiko hit a great ball. Ciro Ostadar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Baraquiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Hilario Frichoso in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Depor Alex Return's Felipe Indalecio. When Armando Baraquiel came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Depor Alex Return 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 Armando Baraquiel couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Aquilino Txartiko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Depor Alex Return's Federico Checa. Federico Checa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Baraquiel in the 16th minute of play forced alvarado's goalkeeper Ciro Ostadar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Baraquiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Federico Checa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Abel Bordat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. alvarado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Bordat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Depor Alex Return's Federico Checa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Txartiko in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Depor Alex Return's Doriva Pimenta got a free kick in the 28th minute. Depor Alex Return's Federico Checa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Bordat in the 29th minute of play. Federico Checa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Yuan in the 30th minute of play. After 33 minutes, German Erruki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Depor Alex Return and the alvarado players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Armando Baraquiel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Depor Alex Return's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Baraquiel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Ostadar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dalmacio Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Depor Alex Return's German Erruki tried to score from far away in the 45th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After the first half alvarado were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abel Bordat to make the kick off. German Erruki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the match, alvarado's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Baraquiel came free, but Ciro Ostadar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, alvarado's Xiao Yuan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Felipe Indalecio hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Abel Bordat came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Federico Checa could save by the left post. In the 61st minute alvarado were awarded a corner. Filiberto Stephen went to the cornerflag to take it. Federico Checa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When Armando Baraquiel came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Depor Alex Return 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 Armando Baraquiel couldn't finish the play. Federico Checa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Bordat in the 75th minute. Ciro Ostadar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Baraquiel in the 85th minute of play. Armando Baraquiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. alvarado made a substitution. Luciano Pacifico replaced Aquilino Txartiko. alvarado's Jonas Tano was substituted for Sergio Palban. The supporters of Depor Alex Return booed when alvarado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Stephen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Luciano Pacifico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Checa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Checa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Pacifico in the 95th minute of the match. The alvarado supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing alvarado would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.