U21 World League

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximino Vela started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonel Petrigai kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Samuel Buinton. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Wilfredo Estevez kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Samuel Buinton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Janssen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes, Cipriano Chus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ and the Arthur Morgan´s Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Maximino Vela made a precise shot to the right of Cornelio Bermudo. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Maximino Vela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cornelio Bermudo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Vela in the 30th minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Cornelio Bermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Buinton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Petrigai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Buinton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chucky Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Harkaitz during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Janssen to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonel Petrigai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Mariano Escobar came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Arthur Morgan´s Club 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 Mariano Escobar couldn't finish the play. In the 53rd match minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Chus to maneuver through the defense. Cornelio Bermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Vela in the 55th minute of play. Haroldo Etxatxu hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Arthur Morgan´s Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabian Balendin in the 60th minute. After taking down the ball on Arthur Morgan´s Club's corner Fabian Balendin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cornelio Bermudo quite easily take care of the ball. Samuel Buinton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chucky Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Fernando Restu's late challenge caught a Arthur Morgan´s Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Restu helped the player get up and apologised. 79 minutes into the match, Arthur Morgan´s Club's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Petrigai came free, but Samuel Buinton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arthur Morgan´s Club's Fabian Balendin got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Guido Peruxu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 88 minutes into the match, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Cornelio Bermudo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximino Vela. In the 89th minute Arthur Morgan´s Club were awarded a corner. Fabian Balendin went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Maximino Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arthur Morgan´s Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximino Vela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Bermudo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.