U23 World League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felix Gorbea took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ceferino Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Guilabertus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ceferino Austin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Gorbea, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute, Diego Illan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diego Illan made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Robustiano George however managed to control. Leopoldo Fernanco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alejandro Gervaso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Ceferino Austin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Gorbea in the 27th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Fernanco. In the 35th minute Florencio Guilabertus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceferino Austin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Jeronimo Lehior got a free kick in the 37th minute. Tomás Martino hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Copetonas AFC's zone, Leopoldo Fernanco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro Gervaso came out of the goal and Leopoldo Fernanco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Tomás Martino got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

The supporters of Celta de Virgos booed when Copetonas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Gervaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Madeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes Copetonas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Martino. In the 63rd minute of the match Primitivo Buinton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alejandro Gervaso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alejandro Gervaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Silviano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Gervaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Florian in the 67th minute of play. Ceferino Austin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Guilabertus in the 70th minute of play. Diego Illan's late challenge caught a Celta de Virgos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Illan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Celta de Virgos booed when Copetonas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Illan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Gervaso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnoldo Florian went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 77 minutes, Arnoldo Florian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Celta de Virgos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnoldo Florian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Silviano in the 81st minute of play forced Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Arnoldo Florian made a precise shot to the right of Alejandro Gervaso. Copetonas AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Atilano Mendiko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ceferino Austin having to interfere. After 93 minutes, Arnoldo Florian made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Copetonas AFC's Alejandro Gervaso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.