U21 World League

Sergio KUN Agüero
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cosme Matthew started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Benito Licerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Ledesma hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to independiente getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Nunez Gartzi hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Mendiko got free with Severino Herena in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. independiente's Severino Herena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bishen Corpeño in the 28th minute of play. Cayetano Mendiko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Severino Herena made a huge save. Severino Herena was a little too slow when Bishen Corpeño got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 2-0. Slakun FC's Gaudencio Francho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Americo Manny in the 37 minute of the game. independiente's Severino Herena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Francho in the 37th minute of play. Luiz Fábio Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Matthew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, independiente's Justo Domiku got a free kick in the 44th minute. Eriberto Satordi hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luiz Fábio Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Licerio in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cayetano Mendiko to strike the kick off in the second half. Luiz Fábio Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosme Matthew in the 53rd minute. Luiz Fábio Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benito Licerio in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Nunez Gartzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Ledesma hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bishen Corpeño in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Severino Herena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cayetano Mendiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Severino Herena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Bishen Corpeño was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Slakun FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave independiente the free kick. In the 62nd minute, Bishen Corpeño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nunez Gartzi got free with Luiz Fábio Castro in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nunez Gartzi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 68 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match independiente got a corner. Slakun FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Honorio Ongile ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cayetano Mendiko's late challenge caught a independiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cayetano Mendiko helped the player get up and apologised. Cayetano Mendiko kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Teofilo Fernado kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Cayetano Mendiko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Severino Herena. independiente's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cayetano Mendiko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 86 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Bishen Corpeño came free, but Severino Herena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 90th minute of the match Bishen Corpeño completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bishen Corpeño a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 91st minute, Bishen Corpeño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cosme Matthew came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the independiente 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 Cosme Matthew couldn't finish the play. Slakun FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of independiente for a fine match.