U18 World League

Shea
Spectators: 7804 (Terracing: 5854, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Omar Matia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 13th minute, The Cavern Club's Omar Matia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Paulo Arnau kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Lorenzo Flor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Cavern Club and the Maravilla players grew even worse after the yellow card. Juan Natal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Leguizamón in the 30th minute of the match. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Matia in the 32nd minute of play. Paulo Arnau hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the The Cavern Club defense, Iván Leguizamón kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Natal. The The Cavern Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Natal should have stopped the shot. Juan Natal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Leguizamón, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Maravilla's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Aballe in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Iván Leguizamón made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iván Leguizamón in the 51st minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Juan Natal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Maravilla's zone, Omar Matia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Barovero came out of the goal and Omar Matia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 55 played minutes Maravilla got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Arnau. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omar Matia in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Barovero saved Maravilla from getting behind. If Omar Matia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Matia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Natal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Leguizamón in the 69th minute of the match. Paulo Arnau kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Paulo Arnau was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. Paulo Arnau hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Aballe, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Luisito Gaueko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Matia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iván Leguizamón hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The The Cavern Club manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Maravilla to win.