U18 World League

Valhalla
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Efrain Elija got the match started through his kick off. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Sedeni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes, Salvador Calvino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vikingos FC and the C.A.Esparta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Salvador Calvino kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Efrain Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silverio Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silverio Cordara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Elija in the 17th minute. Eleuterio Daunte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Calisto in the 26th minute of the match. Gustavo Ireno kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Efrain Elija put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Silverio Cordara. After having played for 39 minutes, Gonzalo Argoitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vikingos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Argoitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Efrain Elija's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Silverio Cordara firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, C.A.Esparta's Teodosio Raymundo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute, Gustavo Ireno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodosio Raymundo was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the C.A.Esparta defense, Lázaro Millrick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silverio Cordara. The C.A.Esparta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silverio Cordara should have stopped the shot. In the 54th minute, Rafael Calisto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo Ireno made in the 63rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Salvador Calvino. A collision led to C.A.Esparta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Antonio Jerico hit a great ball. Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Elija in the 72nd minute of the match. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Millrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Jerico was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Antonio Jerico kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Efrain Elija had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silverio Cordara. C.A.Esparta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efrain Elija was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.Esparta's zone, Efrain Elija stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silverio Cordara came out of the goal and Efrain Elija tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute Efrain Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silverio Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Efrain Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silverio Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Efrain Elija's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silverio Cordara was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vikingos FC had played much better football throughout.