U23 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) In the 6th minute Alvaro Azubeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Berdoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Azubeli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Francisco Berdoi made a huge save. Francisco Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Azubeli in the 12th minute of play. La Cosa Nostra's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Bonifacio Admon scored to the left of an out of position Francisco Berdoi, making the score, 2-0. La Cosa Nostra's Tadeo Fidencio got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Guaberto Furman hit a great ball. Bonifacio Admon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Francisco Berdoi made a huge save. Fabio Figueroa's late challenge caught a La Cosa Nostra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Figueroa helped the player get up and apologised. Fabio Figueroa kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Cordareo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Amador Bautista was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41stth minute of the game Rodrigo Cordareo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ELMUÑE's Amador Bautista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodrigo Cordareo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amador Bautista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Amador Bautista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Fidencio in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Eleuterio Urko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ELMUÑE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Cordareo got free with Amador Bautista in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amador Bautista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Cordareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ELMUÑE's Severiano Sendoa was substituted for Eleuterio Urko. After a rather tough play, ELMUÑE's Alvaro Azubeli got a free kick in the 66th minute. Francisco Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Fraco, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Bonifacio Admon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Berdoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tadeo Fidencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bonifacio Admon in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of La Cosa Nostra booed when ELMUÑE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severiano Sendoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84thth minute of the game Rodrigo Cordareo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ELMUÑE's Amador Bautista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcial Louis lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ELMUÑE! Amador Bautista had in the 94thth minute some difficulties stopping Jose Lleir's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jose Lleir scored 3-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amador Bautista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisco Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Fraco, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ELMUÑE fully deserved thier win.