U21 World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Club Atletico Chusca's Anselmo Indar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Iaki Herrezuelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Real Unión CF defense, Celestino Fonda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blair McCormick. The Real Unión CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blair McCormick should have stopped the shot. Freddy Gil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanne Callaerts in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute Odilon Rozano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Gil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixto Mikeldi kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Club Atletico Chusca's Freddy Gil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanne Callaerts in the 17th minute of play. Blair McCormick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Indar in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Estavan Bichesne in the 21st minute of play forced Club Atletico Chusca's goalkeeper Freddy Gil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estavan Bichesne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddy Gil having to interfere. The Real Unión CF fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Real Unión CF's Yanne Callaerts looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Freddy Gil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ostots Pita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th match minute, Real Unión CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estavan Bichesne to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atletico Chusca's goalkeeper Freddy Gil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Real Unión CF's Blair McCormick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Real Unión CF from getting a goal against them. In the 46thth minute of the game Anselmo Indar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Blair McCormick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yanne Callaerts to make the kick off. Estavan Bichesne kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Club Atletico Chusca's Efrain Cugat couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Real Unión CF. 54 minutes into the game, Estavan Bichesne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Unión CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atletico Chusca the free kick. In the 54th minute, Estavan Bichesne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blair McCormick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Rozarius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Odilon Rozano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Freddy Gil. Club Atletico Chusca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Odilon Rozano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 73 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Chusca's goal looked a bit too open when Odilon Rozano came free, but Freddy Gil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Yanne Callaerts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Freddy Gil. Club Atletico Chusca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yanne Callaerts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 77th minute, Estavan Bichesne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Unión CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Efrain Cugat charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Efrain Cugat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Efrain Cugat kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Freddy Gil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estavan Bichesne in the 83rd minute of play. Real Unión CF's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Fonda in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Chusca's goalkeeper Freddy Gil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Odilon Rozano. Freddy Gil didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Estavan Bichesne went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. Real Unión CF played a much better game than Club Atletico Chusca and deserved their victory. The Club Atletico Chusca players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.