U18 World League

Javier Milei
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ubaldo Joseph took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Joseph in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnulfo Pio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnulfo Pio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ubaldo Joseph's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11thth minute of the game Ubaldo Joseph who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leones Libertarios's Arnulfo Pio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arnulfo Pio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Joseph, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Robustiano Semeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnulfo Pio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Joseph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnulfo Pio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Eder, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Eder in the 26th minute of play forced Leones Libertarios's goalkeeper Arnulfo Pio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes, Oscar Virila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manantiales Fc and the Leones Libertarios players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Virila to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Leones Libertarios's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Txindoki came free, but Arnulfo Pio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavino Nuñez during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Leones Libertarios getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Gavino Nuñez hit a great ball. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Leones Libertarios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelio Ipar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Sindo came free, but Flavio Lop reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 48 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ubaldo Joseph sped through Leones Libertarios's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnulfo Pio. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Robustiano Semeno made the kick off in the second half. Ubaldo Joseph sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Leones Libertarios getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Leo Sindo hit a great ball. With a little luck, Leones Libertarios's Arnulfo Pio got control of the ball when Ubaldo Joseph tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Leones Libertarios's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Joseph came free, but Arnulfo Pio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnulfo Pio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Txindoki in the 64th minute of play. Ubaldo Joseph had several of the Leones Libertarios's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 65 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Arnulfo Pio as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 68th minute, Oscar Virila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Martin Montay sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Manantiales Fc's Flavio Lop didn't even have to move. Leo Sindo took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Lop. Flavio Lop dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 76th minute Leo Sindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Lop saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Joseph in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnulfo Pio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manantiales Fc were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Leones Libertarios's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Serafin Froylan took the corner. In the 85th minute, Rigoberto Alonso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leones Libertarios fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 92 minutes into the match, Leones Libertarios's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Joseph came free, but Arnulfo Pio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnulfo Pio made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Ubaldo Joseph sent off a good shot on target. The Manantiales Fc fans' excitement grew in the 99th match minute when Manantiales Fc's Ubaldo Joseph looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Manantiales Fc players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Leones Libertarios from taking control. The game ends in a draw.