U23 World League

Memorial La Camorra
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) La Cosa Nostra's Leonel Rafe started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Artemio Urritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Stanko Pavurdzhiev came free, but Francisco Berdoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes, Gaspar Tajo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amigos Futbol Klub and the La Cosa Nostra players grew even worse after the yellow card. 9 minutes into the game, one of Amigos Futbol Klub:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Amigos Futbol Klub:s Freddy Gaur showed great skill when he stopped Hector Cordarell:s penalty. Francisco Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanko Pavurdzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Americo Ortzi fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amigos Futbol Klub's protests and gave Americo Ortzi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Amigos Futbol Klub's Americo Ortzi got a free kick in the 17th minute. Francisco Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Oroitz in the 20th minute of play. Francisco Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Oroitz in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Leonel Rafe 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. During the 37th minute of the match Gaspar Tajo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gaspar Tajo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Amigos Futbol Klub's Gaspar Tajo got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Chabier to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Casimiro Pacorro hit a great ball. The supporters of Amigos Futbol Klub booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timoteo Luken didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Stanko Pavurdzhiev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Francisco Berdoi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Leonel Rafe came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the La Cosa Nostra 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 Leonel Rafe couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduardo Oroitz got free with Francisco Berdoi in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Americo Ortzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Francisco Berdoi made a huge save. Artemio Urritz charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artemio Urritz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Artemio Urritz hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, Amigos Futbol Klub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Flor to maneuver through the defense. Amigos Futbol Klub's Kalle Blomqvist pulled a muscle in his leg after 80 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Baldomero Jatsu charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baldomero Jatsu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Baldomero Jatsu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Flor hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When Eduardo Oroitz fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amigos Futbol Klub's protests and gave Eduardo Oroitz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, Amigos Futbol Klub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Oroitz to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Amigos Futbol Klub players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.