U18 World League

OLD TRAFFORD
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The crowd rose to their feet as Libertadores Fútbol Club's Peru Moixi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Zapata. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Victorino Carranza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaston Guion kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Jimenez in the 17th minute of play forced Libertadores Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Sayveon Ripol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Jimenez in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sayveon Ripol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nenushko FC's Guillermo Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Misael Suarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 played minutes Nenushko FC got a freekick which was hit by Misael Suarez. Libertadores Fútbol Club's Sayveon Ripol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Guerra in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Severo Tronconi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Libertadores Fútbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Severo Tronconi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Zapata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victorino Carranza hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Edgar Jimenez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nenushko FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Jimenez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaston Guion hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gauargi Reyes to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Romildo Chica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sayveon Ripol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorino Carranza in the 58th minute. A collision led to Libertadores Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Arnalt Zalona hit a great ball. Sayveon Ripol was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Misael Suarez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 59 minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Wilber Uranga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sayveon Ripol showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gauargi Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Pedro Zapata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Severo Tronconi came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Libertadores Fútbol Club 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 Severo Tronconi couldn't finish the play. Libertadores Fútbol Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Edgar Jimenez scored to the left of an out of position Sayveon Ripol, making the score, 1-2. 76 minutes into the game, Victorino Carranza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sayveon Ripol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Severo Tronconi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Zapata was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Sayveon Ripol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorino Carranza in the 89th minute. In the 89th minute, Peru Moixi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 played minutes Misael Suarez scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Sayveon Ripol who was too lazy, 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nenushko FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.