U18 World League

ERASMO UBENDU
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucio Monesterio made the kick off which started today's match. If Vicente Guerau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garrido Guardo in the 5th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Bruno Mikeldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Rolando Nisio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute Lucio Monesterio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Mikeldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 minutes, Lucio Monesterio made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Stronghold S.A's Bruno Mikeldi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 18 minutes, Basilio Soter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stronghold S.A and the No Me Inscriban Gracias players grew even worse after the yellow card. Garrido Guardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Bruno Mikeldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Mikeldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan-Alfredo Lorenzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Mikeldi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucio Monesterio's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. When Xayvion Somorrostro fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored No Me Inscriban Gracias's protests and gave Xayvion Somorrostro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to No Me Inscriban Gracias getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Xayvion Somorrostro hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in No Me Inscriban Gracias's zone, Vicente Guerau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vigil Ramirez came out of the goal and Vicente Guerau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Garrido Guardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. No Me Inscriban Gracias's supporters rose to their feet, but Garrido Guardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Mikeldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Garrido Guardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Mikeldi. Stronghold S.A's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Garrido Guardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Vigil Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Guerau in the 41st minute of the match.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucio Monesterio in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Mikeldi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vigil Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Guerau in the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Stronghold S.A booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Salantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goal looked a bit too open when Basilio Soter came free, but Vigil Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Mikeldi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Garrido Guardo in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucio Monesterio got free with Bruno Mikeldi in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute, Ubaldo Domenec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Stronghold S.A's Bruno Mikeldi got control of the ball when Garrido Guardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The No Me Inscriban Gracias 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.