U21 World League

Mandrake FC Stadium
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Froila Ramon kicked off to start the match. Roger Alborja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepe Macho in the 5th minute of play. Silvestre Mayol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelio Komar in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Roger Alborja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geofredo Jurado. Mandrake fc's Silvestre Mayol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelio Komar in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Neyens in the 17th minute of play forced Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Silvestre Mayol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Mayol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froila Ramon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Pepe Macho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roger Alborja. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 34th minute Pepe Macho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Alborja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fohat Neyen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastián Campoamor was slow to take the kick. During this time Mandrake fc's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Sebastián Campoamor got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roger Alborja quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 39th minute, Pepe Macho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roger Alborja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepe Macho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvestre Mayol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froila Ramon, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Mandrake fc's Silvestre Mayol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Froila Ramon in the 45th minute of play. Silvestre Mayol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derek Neyens in the 46th 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 Geofredo Jurado made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Duardo Reyes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mandrake fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Duardo Reyes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Alborja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roger Alborja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pepe Macho went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Roger Alborja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duardo Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Fohat Neyen's goal looked a bit too open when Pelayo Segura came free, but Roger Alborja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fohat Neyen's Somayina Cartagena got a free kick in the 75th minute. Roger Alborja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelayo Segura in the 80th minute of the match. Sotero Arizabalo charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sotero Arizabalo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes Fohat Neyen got a freekick which was hit by Sotero Arizabalo. 91 minutes into the game, Duardo Reyes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mandrake fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fohat Neyen the free kick. In the 92nd match minute, Mandrake fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duardo Reyes to maneuver through the defense. Silvestre Mayol was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eudoxio Lando. The supporters of Fohat Neyen booed when Mandrake fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duardo Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mandrake fc were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fohat Neyen for a fine match.