U23 World League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 7715 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 150) Teofilo Unai made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Unai came free, but Teodoro Gaufred reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Teofilo Unai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Gaufred saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ☆Magno☆'s Saverio Frasco got control of the ball when Simon Maiorga tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ☆Magno☆ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Leonides Estebe hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Cristos got free with Saverio Frasco in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 23 played minutes ☆Magno☆ got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Petrigai. ☆Magno☆'s Saverio Frasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save ☆Magno☆ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wise Štriker in the 30th minute of play forced ☆Magno☆'s goalkeeper Saverio Frasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Julio Bieito. In the 33rd minute, Florentino Cristos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Ovidio Nuñez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☆Magno☆ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Jeraldo in the 39th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Teodoro Gaufred to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gogo Tipi to strike the kick off in the second half. Teofilo Unai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Teodoro Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Gaufred made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Gustavo Petrigai sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaplan's goalkeeper Teodoro Gaufred, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Teobaldo Daunte kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Saverio Frasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wise Štriker in the 72nd minute of the match. Saverio Frasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Cristos, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Ovidio Nuñez charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Nuñez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, ☆Magno☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Nuñez to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Petrigai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 94 minutes into the game, ☆Magno☆'s Teofilo Unai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teodoro Gaufred made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ☆Magno☆ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.