U21 World League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Novaes got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cesinha Marquez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nahia Velon. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RÖK! Yan Pirani came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Maturrango's Efrain Vilardell. But to his dismay, Efrain Vilardell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Efrain Vilardell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yan Pirani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Traycho Keremidchiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Vilardell might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yan Pirani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Efrain Vilardell ran back to his position shaking his head. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Vilardell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the RÖK defense, Ederono Ojero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Pirani. The RÖK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Pirani should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute, Cesinha Marquez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Efrain Vilardell scored 1-5 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yan Pirani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Efrain Vilardell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yan Pirani. RÖK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efrain Vilardell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Efrain Vilardell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan Pirani having to interfere. The RÖK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atletico Maturrango were winning 1-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ederono Ojero to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Ederono Ojero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Maturrango and the RÖK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 52 played minutes Atletico Maturrango got a freekick which was hit by Ederono Ojero. After 53 played minutes Atletico Maturrango got a freekick which was hit by Rodney Anievas. After 54 played minutes RÖK got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Novaes. In the 57th minute Cesinha Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nahia Velon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nahia Velon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yan Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Vilardell in the 62nd minute. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Vilardell in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Vilardell got free with Yan Pirani in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Traycho Keremidchiev fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Maturrango's protests and gave Traycho Keremidchiev a yellow card for diving instead. Traycho Keremidchiev kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Atletico Maturrango's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Marquez came free, but Nahia Velon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 81 minutes, Efrain Vilardell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Maturrango's supporters crossed their fingers, but Efrain Vilardell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Efrain Vilardell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Maturrango fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. In the 88th minute, Fidencio Santandres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute of the match João Vítor Loyola shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nahia Velon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gonchan Gallego kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After some careless play in the RÖK defense, Efrain Vilardell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Pirani. The RÖK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Pirani should have stopped the shot.