U18 World League

La Fabrica de Sueños
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Quintán Paetz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Otero Fonticoba kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Rodrigo Ramos came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Torreoncito's Héctor Maralla. But to his dismay, Héctor Maralla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Damián Burgos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torreoncito's supporters rose to their feet, but Damián Burgos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruno Sarmiento made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Frances Nunez sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the VALPICA C.F. defense, Quintán Paetz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Ramos. The VALPICA C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Ramos should have stopped the shot. Torreoncito's Bruno Sarmiento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Torreoncito from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Duardo Larraechea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torreoncito's supporters rose to their feet, but Duardo Larraechea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, Héctor Maralla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Ramos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Karlos Lizardi's late challenge caught a VALPICA C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karlos Lizardi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Torreoncito getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Karlos Lizardi hit a great ball. In the 27th match minute, Torreoncito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerard Norambuena to maneuver through the defense. After 30 played minutes VALPICA C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Otero Fonticoba. 31 minutes into the game, Quique Bacete was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VALPICA C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torreoncito the free kick. 38 minutes into the match, Torreoncito's goal looked a bit too open when Frances Nunez came free, but Bruno Sarmiento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, VALPICA C.F.'s Inko Garate got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Reyes Cueto sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and VALPICA C.F.'s Rodrigo Ramos didn't even have to move. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

VALPICA C.F.'s Cecilio Bodelon was substituted for Asier Canal. The wind increased when Frances Nunez made the kick off in the second half. Bruno Sarmiento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quique Bacete, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Damián Burgos charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damián Burgos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Torreoncito getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Damián Burgos hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Torreoncito's Marín Mason sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Ramos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 63 played minutes VALPICA C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Quique Bacete. Reyes Cueto shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 78 minutes into the match, Héctor Maralla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Ramos. VALPICA C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Héctor Maralla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Torreoncito's Bruno Sarmiento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frances Nunez in the 85th minute of play. Damián Burgos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rodrigo Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 played minutes VALPICA C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Frances Nunez. In the 95th minute, Jaume Castillo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Torreoncito's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.