U18 World League

Las Momias FC
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Abella took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Garikoitz Abechuco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Las Momias F. C. the free kick. Garikoitz Abechuco hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes, Mauro Omero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Las Momias F. C. and the Discípulos de Ayn Rand players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mauro Omero hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Discípulos de Ayn Rand got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Aballe. Luciano Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Abella in the 16th minute of play. Las Momias F. C.'s Luciano Miro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Abella in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Soter Abancens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes Discípulos de Ayn Rand got a freekick which was hit by Delmar Abendano. After a rather tough play, Las Momias F. C.'s Jesus Tabby got a free kick in the 25th minute. Soter Abancens's late challenge caught a Las Momias F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Soter Abancens helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Rafael Abella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luciano Miro was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 32nd match minute, Las Momias F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Indalecio to maneuver through the defense. When Rogerio Abenda came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Discípulos de Ayn Rand 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 Rogerio Abenda couldn't finish the play. After 39 minutes, Rafael Abella made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Las Momias F. C.'s Luciano Miro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Abella in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luciano Miro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rdth minute of the game Rafael Abella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Las Momias F. C.'s Luciano Miro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jesus Tabby made a kick off. Las Momias F. C.'s Luciano Miro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Abella in the 53rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rafael Abella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luciano Miro was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. With a little luck, Las Momias F. C.'s Luciano Miro got control of the ball when Rafael Abella tried to sneak it across the goal line. Discípulos de Ayn Rand were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Las Momias F. C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tobias Aballe took the corner. After a rather tough play, Las Momias F. C.'s Raul Indalecio got a free kick in the 60th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogerio Abenda during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 61 played minutes Discípulos de Ayn Rand got a freekick which was hit by Rogerio Abenda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Tabby in the 63rd minute of play forced Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goalkeeper Godofredo Abeita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Abella in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luciano Miro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rafael Abella had several of the Las Momias F. C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 65 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Luciano Miro as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 73rd minute, Nestor Quentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Godofredo Abeita was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Rogerio Abenda got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st match minute, Las Momias F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Quentin to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tobias Aballe during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tobias Aballe kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, Las Momias F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Indar to maneuver through the defense. During the 84th minute of the match Rogerio Abenda completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rogerio Abenda a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 88 minutes into the game, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Rafael Abella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luciano Miro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Luciano Miro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Abella in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Rafael Abella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Discípulos de Ayn Rand fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The Discípulos de Ayn Rand supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Discípulos de Ayn Rand would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.