U18 World League

Campeón del Mundo
Spectators: 7846 (Terracing: 5886, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) After a rather tough play, Racing Club's Damian Raphael got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Piorno Llera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amado Galeno was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Amado Galeno didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Piorno Llera went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute, Dunixi Muste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jesus Gartxot in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Beila Abaunza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Amado Galeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mino Juarbe in the 24th minute of play. When Artemio Corderun fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Club's protests and gave Artemio Corderun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th match minute, Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Corderun to maneuver through the defense. Piorno Llera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amado Galeno having to make a save. In the 31st minute, Damian Raphael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 minutes, Damian Raphael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club and the Valhalla F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Damian Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Raphael in the 42nd minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Valhalla F.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mino Juarbe hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Valhalla F.C.'s zone, Jesus Gartxot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beila Abaunza came out of the goal and Jesus Gartxot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damian Raphael stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Racing Club booed when Valhalla F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nalo Perdices didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beila Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Raphael in the 54th minute of play. Beila Abaunza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damian Raphael went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Beila Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Raphael in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of Valhalla F.C. booed when Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimo Eutropio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goalkeeper Amado Galeno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Piorno Llera. 85 minutes into the match, Piorno Llera dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amado Galeno, 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Valhalla F.C.'s zone, Jesus Gartxot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beila Abaunza came out of the goal and Jesus Gartxot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Llibre to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Jesus Gartxot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Jesus Gartxot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beila Abaunza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.