U18 World League

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Taltum FC's Asensio Mendoza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Efrain Cordearo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Ilardia having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Camilo Barriobero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Candido Quinteros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Acratas Unidos getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Patricio Frechoso hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Xinaro Cerdeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Ilardia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Oihan in the 41st minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Acratas Unidos's Rafael Ilardia threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patricio Frechoso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 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.

Acratas Unidos's Rolando Medina was substituted for Gervasio Montes. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patricio Frechoso to make the kick off. Nereo Pancho hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Savion to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Taltum FC's Bustos Teijeira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Candido Quinteros. That made the score 2-2 after 59 minutes of play. Patricio Frechoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Ilardia having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Erasmo Oihan 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. Rafael Ilardia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Frechoso in the 78th minute of the match. Rafael Ilardia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patricio Frechoso's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Asensio Mendoza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Candido Quinteros made a huge save. In the 89th minute of the match Rolando Medina shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafael Ilardia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Bustos Teijeira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Taltum FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acratas Unidos the free kick. A collision led to Taltum FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Bustos Teijeira hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Arévalo Lidon got a free kick in the 95th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.