U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cleto Cordearo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pretorianos FC's goalkeeper Paolo Urko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Esequiel Barco kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Javi Amato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paolo Urko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Paolo Urko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Javi Amato's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Javi Amato put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paolo Urko. Pretorianos FC's Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javi Amato in the 39th minute of play. Pretorianos FC's Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Urbez in the 43rd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gavino Dalmai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Dario Brion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match La France FC got a corner. Pretorianos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Martinez ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that David Martinez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paolo Urko quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. La France FC's Javi Amato got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Javi Amato struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Paolo Urko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La France FC. Rolando Mitxel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Dalmai, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of Pretorianos FC booed when La France FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Gordillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Cecilio Urbez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jorge Gordillo fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La France FC's protests and gave Jorge Gordillo a yellow card for diving instead. Jorge Gordillo hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Pretorianos FC's attentive Benedicto Gilabert managed to snatch the ball when Jorge Gordillo made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. The La France FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La France FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.