U18 World League

El Corral
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ando Pahasoo kicked off to start the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Holger Herde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rebel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Holger Herde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Los Gallos getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Igor Urdaspal hit a great ball. After having played for 12 minutes, Heino Leigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rebel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heino Leigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 19 minutes, Tarvi Villem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rebel and the Los Gallos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tarvi Villem kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After 27 minutes of play, Los Gallos's Eulalio Bilintx made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meelis Aalto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Umea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reino Sepik in the 30th minute of play. Heino Leigo charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Heino Leigo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Heino Leigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Silverio Bertran fired a really elegant long shot, but Meelis Aalto threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Meelis Aalto was a little too slow when Eulalio Bilintx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 2-0. Alejo Carlomagno in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meelis Aalto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

The wind increased when Alejo Carlomagno made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejo Carlomagno in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meelis Aalto saved FC Rebel from getting behind. In the 55thth minute of the game Alejo Carlomagno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rebel's Meelis Aalto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Alejo Carlomagno put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Meelis Aalto. Meelis Aalto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Carlomagno in the 59th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Los Gallos got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Leocadio. The supporters of FC Rebel booed when Los Gallos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guaberto Mitxaut didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Silverio Bertran notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of FC Rebel's Meelis Aalto. Meelis Aalto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 73 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Carlomagno came free, but Meelis Aalto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejo Carlomagno in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meelis Aalto saved FC Rebel from getting behind. Reino Sepik kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Reino Sepik made a precise shot to the right of Joel Umea. Los Gallos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Meelis Aalto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Bilintx in the 89th minute of the match. Los Gallos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silverio Bertran in the 91st minute. Los Gallos's Silverio Bertran was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Meelis Aalto in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 92nd match minute, Los Gallos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Mitxaut to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Gallos fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Rebel had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.