U23 World League

Auriolam Arena
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Cristian Medina hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mateo Taurino took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cresitobalo Candela. Cresitobalo Candela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Guqueri F.C.'s Dario Cavallo got a free kick in the 8th minute. Pastor Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anxel Raya, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 14 minutes of play, Guqueri F.C.'s Dario Cavallo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cresitobalo Candela was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cresitobalo Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Medina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th match minute, Guqueri F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisito Arias to maneuver through the defense. Pastor Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anxel Raya in the 24th minute of play. Cresitobalo Candela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mateo Taurino went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Auriolam II C.F.'s Anxel Raya got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute, Dario Cavallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes, Anxel Raya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Auriolam II C.F. and the Guqueri F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anxel Raya hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Zuri Benítez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Pastor Manilan made a huge save. 45 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Taurino came free, but Cresitobalo Candela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zuri Benítez got free with Pastor Manilan in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mateo Taurino made a kick off. Pastor Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bilbo De Silva in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Fran Gómez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Manilan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pastor Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zuri Benítez in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fran Gómez in the 61st minute of play forced Guqueri F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd match minute, Guqueri F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godofredo Sal to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Tome Bouzas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Guqueri F.C.'s Pastor Manilan didn't even have to move. A collision led to Guqueri F.C. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Fidel Perfecto hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Tome Bouzas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pastor Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fran Gómez in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Auriolam II C.F.'s Lalla Cabrera got a free kick in the 70th minute. With a little luck, Auriolam II C.F.'s Cresitobalo Candela got control of the ball when Luisito Arias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eleuterio Breogan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Eleuterio Breogan came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Guqueri F.C. 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 Eleuterio Breogan couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the match, Guqueri F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zuri Benítez came free, but Pastor Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anxel Raya took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pastor Manilan. Pastor Manilan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zuri Benítez in the 94th minute of play forced Guqueri F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guqueri F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.