U18 World League

Ruca Luz
Spectators: 7611 (Terracing: 5715, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efrain Evis started the match with the kick off. Laureano Harri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Liboslav Calta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Venancio Sarracino from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Jakub Picka's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Jakub Picka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Kopeto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Marcelo Orti scored to the left of an out of position Jakub Picka, making the score, 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Alvaro Henrico put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Deportivo Gamberro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Zdeněk Zemánek shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Jakub Picka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Evis in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Jakub Picka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Efrain Evis. A collision led to Deportivo Gamberro getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Venancio Sarracino hit a great ball. Efrain Evis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakub Picka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Jakub Picka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Evis in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Jakub Picka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Venancio Sarracino. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Evis got free with Jakub Picka in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Efrain Evis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jakub Picka. FC Kopeto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efrain Evis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zdeněk Zemánek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kopeto's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Venancio Sarracino was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Gamberro's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Venancio Sarracino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jakub Picka quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Deportivo Gamberro's Efrain Evis in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kopeto's goalie prevented a goal. Silvestr Koukal kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. FC Kopeto's Jakub Picka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Evis in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Kopeto's Zdeněk Zemánek got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Deportivo Gamberro's Nicasio Cordaro was substituted for Tony Manerov. Zdeněk Zemánek hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Kopeto's Zdeněk Zemánek got a free kick in the 66th minute. Jakub Picka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Evis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Deportivo Gamberro's Efrain Evis in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kopeto's goalie prevented a goal. When Deportivo Gamberro's Efrain Evis in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kopeto's goalie prevented a goal. Jakub Picka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Evis in the 78th minute of the match. Lucas Rovan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jakub Picka. FC Kopeto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 88th minute, one of FC Kopeto:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Kopeto. The referee gave Deportivo Gamberro a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Efrain Evis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Kopeto's Jakub Picka. 4-0. Jakub Picka came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Gamberro's Efrain Evis. But to his dismay, Efrain Evis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Jakub Picka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Evis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakub Picka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. In the 99th minute, Efrain Evis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Gamberro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Deportivo Gamberro fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Kopeto had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.