U18 World League

CAMP NOU
Spectators: 7383 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) Ysidro Briones made the kick off and thus started the match. Ramos Pejuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Carrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, DALO S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ysidro Briones came free, but Ramos Pejuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evaristo Otazo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lara Bornes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Esteban Carrera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ramos Pejuan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th match minute, Ballet Azul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ysidro Briones to maneuver through the defense. Ramos Pejuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Carrera in the 17th minute of play. Lara Bornes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Evaristo Otazo came out and tried to block the shot, but Lara Bornes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 18th minute. Eric Iñiguez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd match minute, Ballet Azul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Iñiguez to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, DALO S.C.'s Duarte Cena tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Carlos Olmos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes of play, DALO S.C.'s Isaias Valdaliso made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaristo Otazo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, Ysidro Briones notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of DALO S.C.'s Ramos Pejuan. Ramos Pejuan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute, Ysidro Briones made a precise shot to the right of Ramos Pejuan. DALO S.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Ramos Pejuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Carrera in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Ballet Azul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Regino Novajas to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Carrera during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Esteban Carrera hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Ysidro Briones had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramos Pejuan. DALO S.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ysidro Briones was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ballet Azul's Evaristo Otazo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lara Bornes in the 53rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ysidro Briones during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ballet Azul's Regino Novajas got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ramos Pejuan made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ysidro Briones sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Ballet Azul's goal looked a bit too open when Xulian Pejuan came free, but Evaristo Otazo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DALO S.C.'s Ramos Pejuan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save DALO S.C. from getting a goal against them. Carlos Olmos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ramos Pejuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Regino Novajas came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Ballet Azul fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Regino Novajas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Regino Novajas in the 76th minute of play forced DALO S.C.'s goalkeeper Ramos Pejuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacob Mac Auliffe kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, Ballet Azul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob Mac Auliffe to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, DALO S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xulian Pejuan to maneuver through the defense. Ramos Pejuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Regino Novajas in the 83rd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes Ballet Azul got a freekick which was hit by Ysidro Briones. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xulian Pejuan during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 85 played minutes DALO S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Xulian Pejuan. In the 86th match minute, DALO S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Cena to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute of the match Esteban Carrera sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramos Pejuan skillfully saved the ball. Evaristo Otazo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zuriko Trielles in the 90th minute of the match. When Rodriguez Huera fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DALO S.C.'s protests and gave Rodriguez Huera a yellow card for diving instead. Ballet Azul's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.