U18 World League

Estadi Plantadis
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Putin Club - OFF's Cesar Monico 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. Alvaro Berasko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Kevin Verdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kevin Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Donzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Putin Club - OFF's goalkeeper Silvano Tanio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Avellano Amer. Kevin Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Ugutz in the 23rd minute of the match. Kevin Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Donzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Cesar Monico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Verdu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Cesar Monico came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Putin Club - OFF 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 Cesar Monico couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, El Pasteral F.C's Neron Cienfuegos got a free kick in the 31st minute. Kevin Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Donzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Putin Club - OFF booed when El Pasteral F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mingo Villafane didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, El Pasteral F.C's Jose-Luis Vives ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Silvano Tanio. Silvano Tanio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. After a rather tough play, El Pasteral F.C's Ceferino Aguilo got a free kick in the 41st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nereo Donzel in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Verdu saved El Pasteral F.C from getting behind. In the 44th minute, Nereo Donzel made a precise shot to the right of Kevin Verdu. El Pasteral F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matia Nieto to make the kick off. Natalio Ermano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Verdu having to interfere. After a rather tough play, El Pasteral F.C's Mingo Villafane got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 66th match minute, El Pasteral F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mingo Villafane to maneuver through the defense. Putin Club - OFF's Alvaro Berasko got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvaro Berasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 77th minute, Medero Laredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nereo Donzel's late challenge caught a El Pasteral F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nereo Donzel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Putin Club - OFF's Nereo Donzel got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avellano Amer in the 82nd minute of play forced Putin Club - OFF's goalkeeper Silvano Tanio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Monico in the 84th minute of play forced El Pasteral F.C's goalkeeper Kevin Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafin Ugutz kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Kevin Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Donzel in the 89th minute of the match. When Sotero Serena fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Pasteral F.C's protests and gave Sotero Serena a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, El Pasteral F.C's Sotero Serena got a free kick in the 89th minute. Alvaro Berasko's late challenge caught a El Pasteral F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Berasko helped the player get up and apologised. Alvaro Berasko kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Kevin Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Ugutz in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Putin Club - OFF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Pasteral F.C throughout the match.