U23 World League

The temple of dreams
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Óscar Sabrosa got the match started through his kick off. Valentín Roman hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jakes Jurado's late challenge caught a Red Proud FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakes Jurado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Fesport FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Jakes Jurado hit a great ball. In the 21st match minute, Fesport FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Beloki to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jakes Jurado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Pais was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. If Flávio Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jakes Jurado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Santiago Azevedo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Fesport FC's Jakes Jurado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Júlio Pais narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Red Proud FC's zone, Juan Verdeja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Pais came out of the goal and Juan Verdeja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Azevedo during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Santiago Azevedo got a free kick in the 41st minute. Júlio Pais acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jerrald Ortiz. In the 44th minute of the match Feliu Viejo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Júlio Pais showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fesport FC's Diagur Infante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Óscar Sabrosa in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jakes Jurado made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Alvaro Beloki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fesport FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Beloki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Pais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Júlio Pais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakes Jurado in the 54th minute of play. Juan Verdeja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júlio Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakes Jurado in the 56th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Red Proud FC defense, Jakes Jurado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júlio Pais. The Red Proud FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júlio Pais should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anter Baeza during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anter Baeza kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Red Proud FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Santiago Azevedo hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the game, Valentín Roman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fesport FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Proud FC the free kick. Valentín Roman hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakes Jurado in the 77th minute of play forced Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Júlio Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Jakes Jurado sped through Red Proud FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Júlio Pais. 83 minutes into the match, Red Proud FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jakes Jurado came free, but Júlio Pais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jakes Jurado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Júlio Pais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Red Proud FC's Júlio Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakes Jurado in the 87th minute of play. Alvaro Beloki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Pais having to interfere.