U18 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) U.D. Mancini's Zigor Lastras started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Barto Ribas lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 7 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Barto Ribas. Chinomso Tapia was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Carlo Incera got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 16th minute, Chinomso Tapia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALIDIM FOR EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Casimiro Abreu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save ALIDIM FOR EVER from getting a goal against them. If Zigor Lastras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Millán Delgado got a free kick in the 34th minute. Chinomso Tapia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Rodolfo Ortiz in the 40th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Casimiro Abreu kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lisandro Nahia to strike the kick off in the second half. Casimiro Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zigor Lastras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U.D. Mancini's Taio Elias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save U.D. Mancini from getting a goal against them. Millán Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 73 minutes of play, U.D. Mancini's Zigor Lastras made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casimiro Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Casimiro Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigor Lastras in the 81st minute of play. Taio Elias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Estebano in the 84th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Benjamin Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Millán Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ALIDIM FOR EVER's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.