U23 World League

PLAZA JEWELL
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domingo Orlondo kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, CERPA's Severino Edwardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Mannuel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th minute, Octavio Salomon made a precise shot to the right of Saul Mannuel. Plaza Jewell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Octav Tănasă hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Thiago Almada made a precise shot to the right of Saul Mannuel. Plaza Jewell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Saul Mannuel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Salomon in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Almada in the 37th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Saul Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Almada in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saul Mannuel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Almada in the 40th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Saul Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Thiago Almada left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CERPA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thiago Almada stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Severino Edwardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd match minute, CERPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Tănasă to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as CERPA's Thiago Almada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saul Mannuel. That made the score 0-5 after 65 minutes of play. 69 minutes into the match, CERPA's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Roland came free, but Bernabe Arano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes CERPA got a freekick which was hit by Octavio Salomon. Erki Aar kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Bernabe Arano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Orlondo in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Seber in the 82nd minute of play forced CERPA's goalkeeper Bernabe Arano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saul Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Edwardo in the 85th minute of the match. Bernabe Arano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Orlondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Erki Aar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernabe Arano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Orlondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Felipe Txerran fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Saul Mannuel, passed just outside the right post. CERPA played a much better game than Plaza Jewell and deserved their victory. The Plaza Jewell players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.