U18 World League

STELLA MARIS PALACIO
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) AntraX FDP.'s Rodolfo Izcaray 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. Bernardo Varioz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Mikelar, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernan Papo during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicolás Laiz kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 9 played minutes CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Ladio. Eustacio Sendoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Izcaray went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rodolfo Izcaray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernan Papo got free with Bernardo Varioz in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Lucas Gallaiztegui 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. 35 minutes into the match, CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Valmayor came free, but Eustacio Sendoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Tobias Ladio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bernardo Varioz, passed just outside the right post. Eustacio Sendoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Izcaray in the 42nd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Ioritz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas Gallaiztegui kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Edgar Avendaño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Sendoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Gallaiztegui charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Gallaiztegui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lucas Gallaiztegui might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eustacio Sendoa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Gallaiztegui ran back to his position shaking his head. Hermengildo Txeru charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermengildo Txeru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS got a freekick which was hit by Hermengildo Txeru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Mikelar in the 65th minute of play forced AntraX FDP.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Varioz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matias Higuera hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A collision led to AntraX FDP. getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Taka Bieler hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Tobias Ladio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Varioz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Izcaray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Eustacio Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Varioz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Papo in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Fernan Papo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Varioz. AntraX FDP.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernan Papo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.