U23 World League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isidro Franco took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ceferino Brais in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Punk Fiction's Saturnino Amor. Romulo Urbasa took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernan Cordarrol. Fernan Cordarrol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Urko FC's Fernan Cordarrol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Kusko in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Romulo Urbasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernan Cordarrol. Urko FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romulo Urbasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Clemente Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Guillelme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Lino Paez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernan Cordarrol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Amor in the 25th minute of play. Punk Fiction's Saturnino Amor managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ceferino Brais in the 41 minute of the game. Fernan Cordarrol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Urbasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Abelardo Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Clemente Nikola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Guillelme. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Urko FC made a substitution. Fulgencio Teofilio replaced Isidro Franco. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pablo Kusko was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Fanuco came free, but Clemente Nikola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clemente Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Guillelme in the 70th minute of play. Urko FC's Fernan Cordarrol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Urko FC from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Pablo Kusko took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Fernan Cordarrol to make any attempt to save it. If Uriel Guillelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clemente Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Guillelme, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Silvio Feliz hit a great ball. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Abelardo Benitez hit a great ball. Uriel Guillelme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Clemente Nikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.