U23 World League

Las Momias FC
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eudoxio Pumar made the kick off which started today's match. 19 minutes into the game, Mauricio Gaitano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Selatse Guijano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Selatse Guijano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Jerico, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute, Las Momias F. C.'s Adrian Laffitte dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Adrian Laffitte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Selatse Guijano having to interfere. Selatse Guijano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Laffitte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Bernat came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Carqueja's Dantel Villatoro. But to his dismay, Dantel Villatoro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauricio Gaitano got free with Selatse Guijano in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mauricio Gaitano spun around in front of the goal 44 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Carqueja's goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiburcio Salvatore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Carqueja's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Laffitte came free, but Selatse Guijano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Eudoxio Pumar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Bernat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Laffitte hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Eudoxio Pumar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Esteve Bernat firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Urtats Figueruel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteve Bernat was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Las Momias F. C. defense, Eudoxio Pumar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Esteve Bernat. The Las Momias F. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Esteve Bernat should have stopped the shot. Carqueja made a substitution. Leopoldo Benavidez replaced Eudoxio Pumar. Carqueja's Selatse Guijano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Laffitte in the 81st minute of play. Selatse Guijano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Laffitte, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Las Momias F. C.'s goalkeeper Esteve Bernat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Benavidez. After a rather tough play, Carqueja's Mogel Izcaray got a free kick in the 88th minute. Carqueja's Ariel Noriega was substituted for Harri Isurieta. Mogel Izcaray kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Carqueja's goal looked a bit too open when Tiburcio Salvatore came free, but Selatse Guijano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Carqueja getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Orlondo Mathey hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Gaitano in the 92nd minute of play forced Carqueja's goalkeeper Selatse Guijano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute of the match Las Momias F. C. got a corner. Carqueja's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Osvaldo Bilbo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ezequiel Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Despite being the better team, Las Momias F. C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.