U18 World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) CENTAURO's Honorio Cresencio 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. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Henric Suarez hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes CENTAURO got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Franco. Yader Segura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor Bittor having to make a save. Castulo De Silvas short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Victor Bittor to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Nalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltasar Oxarra during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Baltasar Oxarra hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Claudio Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. If Venancio Arribas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gogo Faro lost his temper 18 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in CENTAURO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Victor Bittor, was totally fooled by ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Castulo De Silva, who 20 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to CENTAURO getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sebastian Nalo hit a great ball. Castulo De Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Victor Bittor made a huge save. CENTAURO's Victor Bittor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save CENTAURO from getting a goal against them. Venancio Arribas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Victor Bittor made a huge save. If Jonatan Banegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's zone, Honorio Cresencio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nando Casta came out of the goal and Honorio Cresencio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CENTAURO's Victor Bittor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save CENTAURO from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, CENTAURO's Victor Bittor got control of the ball when Luciano Correa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Honorio Cresencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Casta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in ALPUJARRAS LIBRE fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Nando Casta came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by CENTAURO's Ovidio Rivero. But to his dismay, Ovidio Rivero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Venancio Arribas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Victor Bittor firmly grabbed it by the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Victor Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garin Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Venancio Arribas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elazar Garay to maneuver through the defense. Ovidio Rivero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nando Casta. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Izar Calvo replaced Garin Barral. After 74 played minutes CENTAURO got a freekick which was hit by Americo Maxin. In the 74th minute of the match Castulo De Silva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Bittor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 75th minute Sebastian Nalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Casta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Llorian De la Torre scored 2-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Bittor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute Castulo De Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Nalo's late challenge caught a ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Nalo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when CENTAURO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Nalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to CENTAURO getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Sebastian Nalo hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE had won after a very even match.