U21 World League

The Mount Penuel
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikola Alvaro got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Eusebio Richie hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Nikola Alvaro could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Adolfo Lohitzun however easily saved by the left post. Adolfo Lohitzun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 7th minute of play. Nikola Alvaro in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adolfo Lohitzun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 14 minutes La Scaloneta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrés Escobar who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Andrés Escobar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adolfo Lohitzun quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 15th minute, Lion Messi made a precise shot to the right of Victorio Detres. Penuel Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Penuel Football Club's zone, Ángel-Fabián Di María stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorio Detres came out of the goal and Ángel-Fabián Di María tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrés Escobar charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrés Escobar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Penuel Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrés Escobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lion Messi in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorio Detres saved Penuel Football Club from getting behind. The supporters of Penuel Football Club booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ángel-Fabián Di María didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victorio Detres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adolfo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Alvaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The Penuel Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Scaloneta were winning 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Nikola Alvaro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of La Scaloneta's Adolfo Lohitzun. Adolfo Lohitzun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 55 minutes into the game, Ángel-Fabián Di María was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Scaloneta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Penuel Football Club the free kick. After 55 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Ángel-Fabián Di María. A collision led to Penuel Football Club getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ambrosio Descarrega hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Penuel Football Club's Ambrosio Descarrega got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Victorio Detres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Messi in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Nikola Alvaro notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of La Scaloneta's Adolfo Lohitzun. Adolfo Lohitzun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victorio Detres made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Rosendo Sasoin sent off a good shot on target. When La Scaloneta's Lionel Messi in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Penuel Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. Penuel Football Club's Victorio Detres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Penuel Football Club from getting a goal against them. Eusebio Richie's late challenge caught a Penuel Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusebio Richie helped the player get up and apologised. After 77 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Richie. La Scaloneta's Ariel Ubendu was substituted for Antonio Niva. Penuel Football Club's Faron Cenal was substituted for Nikola Alvaro. In the 79th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Richie to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Faron Cenal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Penuel Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 84th minute, Faron Cenal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 86th minute, Piorno Bazarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Messi in the 90th minute of play forced Penuel Football Club's goalkeeper Victorio Detres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Penuel Football Club's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lionel Messi 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Penuel Football Club had won after a very even match.