U21 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) 4 minutes into the game, Manuel Atarratze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Downchester City the free kick. A collision led to Atletas Campesinos F.C. getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Manuel Atarratze hit a great ball. Jaime Ellande took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xepe Gandia. Xepe Gandia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Downchester City's Xepe Gandia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleuterio Nikola in the 22nd minute of play. Xepe Gandia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Nikola in the 24th minute of the match. Xepe Gandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Ellande, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Claudio Orbiz got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Ellande in the 29th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Xepe Gandia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Downchester City defense, Eleuterio Nikola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xepe Gandia. The Downchester City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xepe Gandia should have stopped the shot. Fabricio Otsoko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paco Trujillo in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute Jaime Ellande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xepe Gandia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xepe Gandia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Ellande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lázaro Cayo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Aloisio Santander took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabricio Otsoko. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Xepe Gandia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Nikola in the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, Alejandro Viejo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Downchester City and the Atletas Campesinos F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Ellande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Xepe Gandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Lartaun, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the game, Jaime Ellande recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Xepe Gandia. Jaime Ellande showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Xepe Gandia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Ellande in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Ellande got free with Xepe Gandia in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabricio Otsoko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aloisio Santander, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Xepe Gandia didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 69th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Fabricio Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitxel Abrego in the 74th minute of play. Downchester City were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aloisio Santander took the corner. Xepe Gandia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Atarratze in the 80th minute of play. Xepe Gandia didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 84th minute, which inside left pole to 0-7. After 86 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Muelas. Downchester City's Xepe Gandia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Downchester City from getting a goal against them. Xepe Gandia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Jakobe in the 92nd minute. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Atletas Campesinos F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Atarratze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.