U23 World League

Monumental de Palet
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) In the 5th minute, Pepe Payet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricart Socarras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akis Romanidis in the 6th minute of the match. FC Pepe Burrón's Ricart Socarras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentinos Soukas in the 7th minute of play. With a little luck, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas got control of the ball when Lucca Payet tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute, Valentinos Soukas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricart Socarras was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 14th match minute, FC Pepe Burrón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucca Payet to maneuver through the defense. When Stefanos Xomeritakis fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored tHe SOnS of rAGnar's protests and gave Stefanos Xomeritakis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Stefanos Xomeritakis hit a great ball. FC Pepe Burrón's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elazar Bañuelos in the 19th minute. After 19 minutes, Babbis Siakkas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the tHe SOnS of rAGnar and the FC Pepe Burrón players grew even worse after the yellow card. 19 minutes into the game, one of tHe SOnS of rAGnar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stelios Goumas had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Elazar Bañuelos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. With a little luck, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas got control of the ball when Silverio Prior tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Garnelo came free, but Stelios Goumas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, FC Pepe Burrón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pepe Payet to maneuver through the defense. Menelaos Borbokis hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ricart Socarras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Lagonikakis in the 29th minute of play. When tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Nikos Lagonikakis in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Pepe Burrón's goalie prevented a goal. Elazar Bañuelos kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Ricart Socarras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentinos Soukas in the 34th minute of the match. Lucca Payet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Stelios Goumas made a huge save. Denis Garnelo hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Stelios Goumas was a little too slow when Denis Garnelo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. After having played for 45 minutes, Lucca Payet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pepe Burrón's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucca Payet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikos Lagonikakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 56 minutes, Lucca Payet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pepe Burrón's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucca Payet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Garnelo came free, but Stelios Goumas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stelios Goumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Prior in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Garnelo in the 67th minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Stelios Goumas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Prior in the 69th minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Stelios Goumas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Babbis Siakkas got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, FC Pepe Burrón's Elazar Bañuelos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, FC Pepe Burrón's Lucca Payet got a free kick in the 75th minute. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stelios Goumas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Prior in the 86th minute of play. The FC Pepe Burrón fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when FC Pepe Burrón's Silverio Prior looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 92 minutes, Pepe Payet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Pepe Burrón and the tHe SOnS of rAGnar players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Pepe Burrón's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.