U18 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Haimar Fuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Clemente Ixidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Los Trip's zone, Joan Gandia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Ixidor came out of the goal and Joan Gandia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvano Breogan hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the game, one of Los Trip:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 19 minutes into the match, Downchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Breogan came free, but Alatz March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Silvano Breogan made a precise shot to the right of Alatz March. Downchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Americo Aurken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Trip's supporters crossed their fingers, but Americo Aurken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Lander Macho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Clemente Ixidor, 1-1. Leoncio Gibert hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Niceto Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Joan Gandia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clemente Ixidor. Los Trip's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joan Gandia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joan Gandia made a kick off. After 58 played minutes Los Trip got a freekick which was hit by Iker Ruy. Alatz March made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Elorri in the 67th minute. Alatz March made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Elorri in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Haimar Fuentes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Ixidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 76th match minute, Los Trip was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Breogan to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Teo Pacheco. Silvano Breogan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Lander Macho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Downchester City's supporters rose to their feet, but Lander Macho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemente Ixidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 85 minutes, Gerardo Elorri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Trip and the Downchester City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Downchester City's Josep Odín was substituted for Roque Planes. After 87 played minutes Los Trip got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Elorri. Clemente Ixidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haimar Fuentes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Los Trip's Gerardo Elorri got a free kick in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Los Trip players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Downchester City.