U21 World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dolfos Nueva took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Líbano booed when La mano de D10S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bittor Figueres didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Halim Aban came free, but Ventura Barrios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ventura Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafiq Bahir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Abdul Halim Aban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ventura Barrios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhannad Touffah in the 14th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes La mano de D10S got a freekick which was hit by Clemencin Morales. Ventura Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafiq Bahir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ventura Barrios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anwar Yasem in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Muhannad Touffah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ventura Barrios. La mano de D10S's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Muhannad Touffah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute, Abdul Halim Aban made a precise shot to the right of Ventura Barrios. La mano de D10S's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Muhannad Touffah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ventura Barrios was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Muhannad Touffah put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ventura Barrios. In the 32nd minute Muhannad Touffah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ventura Barrios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La mano de D10S's Ventura Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhannad Touffah in the 32nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Muhannad Touffah put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Ventura Barrios. Ventura Barrios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhannad Touffah in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Muhannad Touffah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ventura Barrios was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Dolfos Nueva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafiz Romad having to interfere. Ventura Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafiq Bahir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anwar Yasem to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Epicuro Morcego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 59th minute of the match Clemencin Morales completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Clemencin Morales a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, La mano de D10S's Clemencin Morales got a free kick in the 59th minute. Muhannad Touffah hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes La mano de D10S got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Macho. 68 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Halim Aban came free, but Ventura Barrios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anwar Yasem came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ventura Barrios could save by the left post. Abdul Halim Aban's late challenge caught a La mano de D10S's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdul Halim Aban helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Abdul Halim Aban hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anwar Yasem got free with Ventura Barrios in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. La mano de D10S's attentive Bittor Figueres managed to snatch the ball when Fadi Miyaz made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anwar Yasem got free with Ventura Barrios in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Líbano's Naem Thawban shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 85th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ventura Barrios but with some difficulty. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Anwar Yasem took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Ventura Barrios to make any attempt to save it. Ventura Barrios made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Anwar Yasem sent off a good shot on target. Dolfos Nueva's late challenge caught a Líbano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dolfos Nueva helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Líbano booed when La mano de D10S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dolfos Nueva didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Líbano could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La mano de D10S throughout the match.