U18 World League

Nuevo Armalin Estadi
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eleuterio Reina kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Eleuterio Reina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Plácido Ferro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simão Lages hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, Favila Quintana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Plácido Ferro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the game, Severino Calçada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loures's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Armal F.C. the free kick. Severino Calçada hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Loures's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Favila Quintana scored to the left of an out of position Plácido Ferro, making the score, 2-0. Plácido Ferro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Favila Quintana in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Real Armal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abílio Mesquita came free, but Siro Obis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Ballesteros in the 34th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Plácido Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Favila Quintana got free with Plácido Ferro in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eleuterio Reina was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Favila Quintana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Plácido Ferro made a huge save. Plácido Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Reina in the 40th minute of the match. Plácido Ferro made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Favila Quintana sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Norberto Barbosa was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Jacques Estruch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Abílio Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siro Obis was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Siro Obis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Barbosa in the 54th minute. Millán Valdés charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Millán Valdés the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Real Armal F.C.'s Millán Valdés got a free kick in the 55th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of Loures:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Real Armal F.C.:s goal. Real Armal F.C.'s Siro Obis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Real Armal F.C. from getting a goal against them. After 70 played minutes Real Armal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Favila Quintana. In the 72nd minute, Fernando Ballesteros made a precise shot to the right of Plácido Ferro. Loures's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Fernando Ballesteros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 77 minutes of play, Loures's Norberto Barbosa made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Siro Obis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute, Fernando Ballesteros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Armal F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Ballesteros in the 90th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Plácido Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Plácido Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Favila Quintana in the 93rd minute of the match. Plácido Ferro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Reina, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Reina came free, but Plácido Ferro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Armal F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.