U23 World League

Nou Estadi
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juvenal Feal kicked off to start the match. Raul Panpili charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raul Panpili the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes La Pantera Azulgrana got a freekick which was hit by Raul Panpili. 5 minutes into the match, La Pantera Azulgrana's goal looked a bit too open when Juvenal Feal came free, but Arturo Cordera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Juvenal Feal put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Arturo Cordera. Cayetano Cordaro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. When Juvenal Feal came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Nàstic de Tarragona fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juvenal Feal couldn't finish the play. Raul Panpili kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Javi Bonilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Juvenal Feal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nàstic de Tarragona's supporters rose to their feet, but Juvenal Feal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Cordera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Facundo Lastras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Pasqual in the 24th minute of play forced Nàstic de Tarragona's goalkeeper Anartz Naranjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Urki in the 26th minute of play forced Nàstic de Tarragona's goalkeeper Anartz Naranjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Cordera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Lastras in the 29th minute of the match. Arturo Cordera was a little too slow when Juvenal Feal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-0. Juvenal Feal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Arturo Cordera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Anartz Naranjo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Urki, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Facundo Lastras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nàstic de Tarragona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pantera Azulgrana the free kick. Facundo Lastras hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Gora was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Juvenal Feal notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of La Pantera Azulgrana's Arturo Cordera. Arturo Cordera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arturo Cordera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juvenal Feal's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Arturo Cordera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Lupu in the 64th minute of the match. La Pantera Azulgrana's Arturo Cordera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Lupu in the 67th minute of play. Nàstic de Tarragona's Andrei Lupu got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Currito Talavera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 minutes of play, Nàstic de Tarragona's Andrei Lupu made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arturo Cordera was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to La Pantera Azulgrana getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Raul Panpili hit a great ball. La Pantera Azulgrana's Arturo Cordera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Lupu in the 87th minute of play. Andrei Lupu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Arturo Cordera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Arturo Cordera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game was made by Raul Panpili with Cirilo Abaunza as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 94 minutes into the game, Nàstic de Tarragona's Andrei Lupu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arturo Cordera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Nàstic de Tarragona had played much better football throughout.