U21 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antoine Norton got the match started through his kick off. Silban Arroyuelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Antoine Norton who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Silban Arroyuelo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emanuel Bazinet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aimar Moreta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had been going on for 28 minutes, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antoine Norton got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Silban Arroyuelo. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Gilesindo Gamez was substituted for Emesto Villarreal. After 36 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Terrence Naquin. When Matthew Murguia came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® 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 Matthew Murguia couldn't finish the play. A throw-in in the 45th minute of the game was made by Aimar Moreta with Angelo Olaisola as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matthew Murguia made a kick off. Matthew Murguia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute Antoine Norton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silban Arroyuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Bazinet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthew Murguia, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antoine Norton during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Silban Arroyuelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoine Norton in the 70th minute of play. Matthew Murguia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emanuel Bazinet came out and tried to block the shot, but Matthew Murguia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 71st minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a substitution. Jared Temple replaced Giuseppe Xiong. After 81 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Terrence Naquin. Terrence Naquin's late challenge caught a E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Terrence Naquin helped the player get up and apologised. When Matthew Murguia came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® 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 Matthew Murguia couldn't finish the play. If Antoine Norton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute, Antoine Norton made a precise shot to the right of Silban Arroyuelo. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans cheered their team off the field, for while E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.