U18 World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grant Cornish made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Grant Cornish hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Totakoxe Cadenas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Thomas Durkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marz Arratia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Casey Jones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, TibaDons's Robbie Denham seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Robbie Denham the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of TibaDons protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Robbie Denham had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of TibaDons:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Atlético Municipal:s goal. The excitement rose when Atlético Municipal's Llope Alva after 12 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for TibaDons's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-0. Atlético Municipal's Llope Alva got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ollie Clark made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Marcos Goxenola sent off a good shot on target. Ollie Clark was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Llope Alva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rick Postolan in the 24th minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Marz Arratia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermelando Magarinos in the 25th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, TibaDons's Rick Postolan got a free kick in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermelando Magarinos in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermelando Magarinos in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Callum Windsor fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TibaDons's protests and gave Callum Windsor a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, TibaDons's Callum Windsor got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermelando Magarinos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Llope Alva in the 37th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Emenon Payon came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermelando Magarinos in the 40th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Hermelando Magarinos made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. TibaDons's Ollie Clark tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 46 minutes into the game, Tiago Larrechi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Ollie Clark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hermelando Magarinos made a kick off. A collision led to Atlético Municipal getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Alberto Sevane hit a great ball. 54 minutes into the match, TibaDons's Luke Cooke broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Goxenola in the 59th minute of play. Hermelando Magarinos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Hermelando Magarinos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ollie Clark was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Municipal's zone, Casey Jones stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marz Arratia came out of the goal and Casey Jones tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Atlético Municipal booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Callum Windsor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Hermelando Magarinos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Municipal's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermelando Magarinos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ollie Clark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the game, Tiago Larrechi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Ollie Clark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermelando Magarinos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grant Cornish got free with Marz Arratia in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ollie Clark came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Municipal's Tiago Larrechi. But to his dismay, Tiago Larrechi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Emenon Payon kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Grant Cornish 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. Hermelando Magarinos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Atlético Municipal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.