U23 World League

Memorial La Camorra
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonel Rafe made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as La Cosa Nostra's Leonel Rafe slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arsenio Aballe. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Leonel Rafe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsenio Aballe was a little too slow when Hector Cordarell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 2-0. Francisco Berdoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Calixto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casimiro Pacorro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Dalmacio Duardo's late challenge caught a La Cosa Nostra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmacio Duardo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd minute, Dalmacio Duardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Calixto in the 33rd minute of the match. When Baldomero Jatsu fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Cosa Nostra's protests and gave Baldomero Jatsu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Baldomero Jatsu got a free kick in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Artemio Urritz took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Arsenio Aballe to make any attempt to save it. When Hector Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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 Hector Cordarell couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes into the game, La Cosa Nostra's Hector Cordarell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0.

The wind increased when Serafin Calixto made the kick off in the second half. Dalmacio Duardo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Arsenio Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Cordarell, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Hector Cordarell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Arsenio Aballe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Calixto in the 62nd minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Francisco Berdoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Hector Cordarell hit a great ball. In the 66th match minute, Stone City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Sein to maneuver through the defense. Hector Cordarell struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Arsenio Aballe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cosa Nostra. In the 69th minute, Hector Cordarell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arsenio Aballe was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 74th minute, Leonel Rafe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Cosa Nostra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Arsenio Aballe came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by La Cosa Nostra's Hector Cordarell. But to his dismay, Hector Cordarell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. 85 minutes into the game, Hector Cordarell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Arsenio Aballe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 89 minutes into the game, La Cosa Nostra's Leonel Rafe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. Hector Cordarell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hector Cordarell in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arsenio Aballe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. La Cosa Nostra fully deserved thier win.