U21 World League

Víctor Ugarte
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Corneliu Sântimbrean kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Lapurdi Abendano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Eusebiu Levițchi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valery Abecia was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Cresitobalo Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Lucian Caciulescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valery Abecia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Valery Abecia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelian Acalinei in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordache Nica in the 35th minute of play forced Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Valery Abecia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusebiu Levițchi struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Valery Abecia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for -BZF- Fc Gheraseni. 44 minutes into the match, Nacional Potosí's goal looked a bit too open when Corneliu Sântimbrean came free, but Valery Abecia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogelio Abel during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nacional Potosí's Rogelio Abel got a free kick in the 48th minute. After the first half -BZF- Fc Gheraseni were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eustaquio Abendano to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Cresitobalo Abarca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional Potosí's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave -BZF- Fc Gheraseni the free kick. In the 54th minute, Cresitobalo Abarca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacional Potosí's Valery Abecia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Nacional Potosí from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Corneliu Sântimbrean took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Valery Abecia to make any attempt to save it. 78 minutes into the match, Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Valery Abecia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelian Acalinei. Valery Abecia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corneliu Sântimbrean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusebiu Levițchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valery Abecia having to interfere. In the 88th match minute, -BZF- Fc Gheraseni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordache Nica to maneuver through the defense. Nacional Potosí's Valery Abecia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corneliu Sântimbrean in the 93rd minute of play. Valery Abecia made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Aurelian Acalinei sent off a good shot on target. Valery Abecia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corneliu Sântimbrean, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.