U21 World League

La Bombostera
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Gregory started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Cefero in the 5th minute of play forced PauoL & The Queen's goalkeeper German Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Edelmiro Martxot managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when PauoL & The Queen's Astor Fraco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th minute, Ubaldo Admon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Benat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastasio Maura in the 14th minute of the match. After 15 minutes of play, PauoL & The Queen's Esteban Inko made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edelmiro Martxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute, PauoL & The Queen's Astor Fraco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edelmiro Martxot. Edelmiro Martxot yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 24th minute Astor Fraco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Martxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, PauoL & The Queen's Astor Fraco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edelmiro Martxot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The supporters of Aves Negras booed when PauoL & The Queen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Leobardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Aves Negras getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Vinicio Txilar hit a great ball. The supporters of Aves Negras booed when PauoL & The Queen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilario Montez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Jonas Gregory managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aves Negras's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Gregory was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Benat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. German Benat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Cefero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. German Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Cefero in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Astor Fraco to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of PauoL & The Queen booed when Aves Negras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Gregory didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match Esteban Inko sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edelmiro Martxot skillfully saved the ball. In the 54th minute, Esteban Inko 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. Pocho Lavezzi's late challenge caught a PauoL & The Queen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pocho Lavezzi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Aves Negras getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Pocho Lavezzi hit a great ball. In the 56th minute of the match Esteban Inko sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edelmiro Martxot skillfully saved the ball. Edelmiro Martxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Inko in the 58th minute of the match. Esteban Inko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edelmiro Martxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iker Bittor in the 65th minute of play forced PauoL & The Queen's goalkeeper German Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PauoL & The Queen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Iker Bittor scored to the left of an out of position German Benat, making the score, 3-1. Esteban Inko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Martxot having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Inko came free, but Edelmiro Martxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, PauoL & The Queen's German Benat got control of the ball when Marcial Cefero tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Aureliano Ricart fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aves Negras's protests and gave Aureliano Ricart a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Aves Negras's Aureliano Ricart got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Inko came free, but Edelmiro Martxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to PauoL & The Queen getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Vicente Manni hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Ubaldo Admon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PauoL & The Queen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Aves Negras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.