U23 World League

Jhonny Ortigoza
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Iker Ruy made the kick off and thus started the match. Carlos Xabier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Esdras in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Bartolo Irrintzi hit a great ball. Carlos Xabier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Esdras, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Carlos Xabier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 22nd minute, Leopoldo Javiero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the game, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Xabier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the Los Trip defense, Jorge Cervera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Xabier. The Los Trip fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Xabier should have stopped the shot. If Jorge Cervera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iker Ruy kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Los Trip's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Esdras came free, but Carlos Xabier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Aureliano Raebert fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Trip's protests and gave Aureliano Raebert a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Los Trip getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Aureliano Raebert hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After having played for 51 minutes, Óscar Acosta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Óscar Acosta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 53 minutes into the match, Los Trip's goalkeeper Carlos Xabier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Cervera. When Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's protests and gave Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 62nd minute, Iker Ruy made a precise shot to the right of Anibal Txerran. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Jorge Cervera kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Anibal Txerran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iker Ruy in the 67th minute of play. Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi, 73 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 76th minute Jorge Cervera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Xabier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st match minute, Los Trip was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Ruy to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Eugenio Argoitz got a free kick in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez defense, Iker Ruy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anibal Txerran. The lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anibal Txerran should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Los Trip's Hipolito Taurino got a free kick in the 94th minute. The supporters of lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez booed when Los Trip was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosme Guzman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Moreno Y Fabianesi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Xabier. Los Trip's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.