U18 World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Octavio Pancho made the kick off which started today's match. Augusto Handi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Pancho in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Justino Loi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Free Pot's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AL TOKE FC the free kick. In the 7th minute, Justino Loi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 minutes of play, Free Pot's Octavio Pancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Augusto Handi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the match, Justino Loi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of AL TOKE FC's Augusto Handi. Augusto Handi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Lino Jerico fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AL TOKE FC's protests and gave Lino Jerico a yellow card for diving instead. Lino Jerico hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Pancho in the 24th minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Augusto Handi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Handi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Loi in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the AL TOKE FC defense, Justino Loi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Handi. The AL TOKE FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Handi should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the game, Higinio Txordon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AL TOKE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Free Pot the free kick. In the 39th match minute, AL TOKE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Higinio Txordon to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rene Bazil to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lázaro Sabin during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Lázaro Sabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Pancho came free, but Augusto Handi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes of play AL TOKE FC's Higinio Txordon was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 62nd minute, Higinio Txordon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victorino Abastas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Augusto Handi made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Severino Manuelo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octavio Pancho got free with Augusto Handi in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Inocencio Alfonso came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Free Pot 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 Inocencio Alfonso couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Pancho came free, but Augusto Handi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Bazil charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rene Bazil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, AL TOKE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Bazil to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute of the match Astor Heli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Augusto Handi skillfully saved the ball. The AL TOKE FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Free Pot were clearly better and deserved to take the win.