U18 World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Romulo Gaufred got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Gaufred in the 2nd minute of play forced 宁夏固原犀牛队's goalkeeper 宋洋烨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes Manantiales Fc got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Gitano. 宋洋烨 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Gaufred, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when 陈震洋 came free, but Flavio Lop reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the 宁夏固原犀牛队 defense, Flavio Arias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 宋洋烨. The 宁夏固原犀牛队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 宋洋烨 should have stopped the shot. 江南希 hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 宋洋烨 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Joseph in the 30th minute of play. Flavio Lop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陈震洋, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 胡泉誉 might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Lop. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 胡泉誉 ran back to his position shaking his head. 宋洋烨 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Gaufred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 宋洋烨 made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Flavio Arias sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Arias took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 宋洋烨. 宋洋烨 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 陈震洋 made a kick off. Romulo Gaufred charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romulo Gaufred the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Romulo Gaufred hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, 宁夏固原犀牛队's 郭剑康 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Flavio Lop. Flavio Lop yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Dario Eder kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The supporters of 宁夏固原犀牛队 booed when Manantiales Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Gitano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manantiales Fc's Flavio Lop proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Manantiales Fc from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Manantiales Fc's Oscar Virila got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When 陈震洋 came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the 宁夏固原犀牛队 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 陈震洋 couldn't finish the play. If 胡泉誉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 郭剑康 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Flavio Lop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 陈震洋 hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Flavio Arias took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 宋洋烨. 宋洋烨 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 91 minutes into the match, 宁夏固原犀牛队's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Arias came free, but 宋洋烨 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 宋洋烨 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Eder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, 江南希 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the 宁夏固原犀牛队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manantiales Fc.