U18 World League

C.A.A.K
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Borja started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Argi Verges in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Fonda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, A. Korn's Franco Mastantuono got a free kick in the 4th minute. Fernando Taules sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Orgullo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Matías Almedia scored to the left of an out of position Valentino Mayor, making the score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Taules in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Fonda saved A. Korn from getting behind. After 14 minutes, Fernando Taules made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. A. Korn's Santos Fonda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Taules in the 16th minute of play forced A. Korn's goalkeeper Santos Fonda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belarmo Alacuart's late challenge caught a A. Korn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Belarmo Alacuart helped the player get up and apologised. Belarmo Alacuart hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Matías Almedia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentino Mayor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. A. Korn were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Orgullo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matías Almedia took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Matías Almedia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Valentino Mayor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santos Fonda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Taules's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 32nd minute, Argi Verges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Fonda was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Matthew Batuecas hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Paulino Ur got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Santos Fonda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Taules, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Orgullo's Josue Acha pulled a muscle in his leg after 41 minutes and couldn't finish the game. If Pere Casillas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Argi Verges stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matías Almedia in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentino Mayor saved Orgullo from getting behind. After a rather tough play, A. Korn's Miguel Borja got a free kick in the 58th minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Argi Verges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orgullo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Argi Verges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Argi Verges was extremely unlucky when he, in the 72nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Eduardo Amorebieta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santos Fonda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pere Casillas in the 96th minute of the match. Orgullo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.