U18 World League

Laurita Stadium
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ceferino Rito started the match with the kick off. Edelmiro Leizarraga was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 7 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka! In the 9th minute, Anastasio Cordario made a precise shot to the right of Moises Espiridion. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Moises Espiridion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicanor Mederi in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Benedicto Ceandro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Betadur to maneuver through the defense. Eustacio Patxi hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Moises Espiridion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Reynardo in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Laurita FC booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cleto Saturnin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Uriel Arotza hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Cleto Saturnin got a free kick in the 36th minute. Laurita FC's Anastasio Cordario shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Moises Espiridion but with some difficulty. Clodoveo Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Saturnin in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Laurita FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Benedicto Ceandro hit a great ball. Laurita FC's Clodoveo Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Rito in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Laurita FC's Melquiades Gartzen got a free kick in the 40th minute. After 41 played minutes, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Cleto Saturnin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Clodoveo Delfino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka reached it. 43 minutes into the game, Ceferino Rito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Clodoveo Delfino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Reynardo made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Eusko to maneuver through the defense. After 52 played minutes, Laurita FC's Anastasio Cordario shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Moises Espiridion came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Laurita FC reached it. Eustacio Patxi charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustacio Patxi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Eustacio Patxi hit a great ball. Clodoveo Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Rito in the 56th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Alfonso Betadur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka and the Laurita FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 60 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Betadur. When Nicanor Mederi got free in front of the goal in the 63rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Moises Espiridion was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Pedro Reynardo put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Moises Espiridion. Laurita FC made a substitution. Benjamin Alvarez replaced Santiago Lleir. After 69 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Betadur. After a defensive mix-up in Laurita FC's zone, Ceferino Rito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clodoveo Delfino came out of the goal and Ceferino Rito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Moises Espiridion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Reynardo in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Remigio Hermon hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Mederi came free, but Moises Espiridion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remigio Hermon hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Nicanor Mederi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Moises Espiridion. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicanor Mederi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 94th minute, Cleto Saturnin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.