U18 World League

Valleslona Arena
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustavo Raymond started the match with the kick off. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Juan Gelmiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Olimpo de Bahia Blanca from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tano Hidalgo during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Olimpo de Bahia Blanca booed when Valleslona F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tano Hidalgo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epifanio Olle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Raymond, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to Olimpo de Bahia Blanca getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ubaldo Vedillo hit a great ball. In the 14th minute of the match Cordareo Crespo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan Gelmiro skillfully saved the ball. Epifanio Olle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Berenguer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valleslona F.C.'s Epifanio Olle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Berenguer in the 22nd minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Matia came free, but Epifanio Olle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Pau Gasol got a free kick in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Musko Paris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valleslona F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olimpo de Bahia Blanca the free kick. When Baldomiro Llorenc came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Olimpo de Bahia Blanca 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 Baldomiro Llorenc couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magdaleno Parra during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Magdaleno Parra got a free kick in the 35th minute. Baldomiro Llorenc took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Epifanio Olle. Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valleslona F.C.'s Epifanio Olle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Raymond in the 36th minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match Baldomiro Llorenc shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Epifanio Olle showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Txurio came free, but Epifanio Olle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epifanio Olle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Raymond in the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pau Gasol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silverio Berenguer got free with Epifanio Olle in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Epifanio Olle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Berenguer in the 59th minute of the match. Pau Gasol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juan Gelmiro having to make a save. Valleslona F.C.'s Lluc Romero was substituted for Lamine Yamaleev. After a rather tough play, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Israel Fernendo got a free kick in the 65th minute. Uriel Primo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Cordareo Crespo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Epifanio Olle came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Gustavo Raymond. But to his dismay, Gustavo Raymond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 73 minutes, Gartzea Bermejo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valleslona F.C. and the Olimpo de Bahia Blanca players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gartzea Bermejo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Valleslona F.C.'s Epifanio Olle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Valleslona F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Silverio Berenguer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Olle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silverio Berenguer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Epifanio Olle came out and tried to block the shot, but Silverio Berenguer slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 85th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Epifanio Olle successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Feliu Varela hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The Olimpo de Bahia Blanca players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.