U23 World League

Paso
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elijo Conchas got the match started through his kick off. Alfonso Lander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ye Xiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Bladi in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Paso FC's Donato Bladi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mikel Bravo. Mikel Bravo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 15th minute of the game Côme Verga made a throw-in which Ildefonso Chepe played forward. Lindo Upīte charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lindo Upīte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lindo Upīte hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ye Xiang in the 18th minute of play forced Paso FC's goalkeeper Alfonso Lander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfonso Lander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ye Xiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo got control of the ball when Ildefonso Chepe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mariano Feal scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Lander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the game, Ye Xiang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Alfonso Lander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elijo Conchas in the 33rd minute of play forced !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Paso FC's Elijo Conchas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Paso FC's Alfonso Lander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ye Xiang in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Paso FC's zone, Ye Xiang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso Lander came out of the goal and Ye Xiang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfonso Lander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Xiang in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Paso FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lindo Upīte to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Feal made a kick off. Ye Xiang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Lander having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Ye Xiang made a precise shot to the right of Alfonso Lander. Paso FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Mikel Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elijo Conchas in the 66th minute of play. Alfonso Lander stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ye Xiang's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. After having played for 70 minutes, Elijo Conchas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paso FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elijo Conchas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. defense, Marcelo Tajo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikel Bravo. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikel Bravo should have stopped the shot. Alfonso Lander made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Ye Xiang sent off a good shot on target. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Chepe, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 87 played minutes !Pabellon Ourense C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Armando Barrera. 92 minutes into the game, Mariano Feal recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alfonso Lander. Mariano Feal showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-4. Mikel Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parto Upīte in the 96th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.