U18 World League

AllRaf
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hori Campomanes made the kick off which started today's match. El Pasteral F.C's Kevin Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save El Pasteral F.C from getting a goal against them. Gartzea Ucero's late challenge caught a AllRaf EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gartzea Ucero helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes El Pasteral F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gartzea Ucero. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Hori Campomanes managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Pasteral F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Hori Campomanes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davi Freire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AllRaf EC's Duarte Trigo got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 21 minutes, Duarte Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duarte Trigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Cristofer Infante put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Davi Freire. In the 26th minute, Cristofer Infante made a precise shot to the right of Davi Freire. AllRaf EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Davi Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristofer Infante in the 29th minute of play. El Pasteral F.C's Hori Campomanes got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristofer Infante in the 36th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Davi Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hori Campomanes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Davi Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half El Pasteral F.C were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Duarte Trigo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Luizinho Catarinense 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. In the 54th minute, Gilson Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, AllRaf EC's Duarte Trigo got a free kick in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Davi Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristofer Infante. With 69 minutes on the clock, Gorosti Verdeja commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 77th minute, Fernandinho das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AllRaf EC's Duarte Trigo got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Duarte Trigo hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Kevin Verdu came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by AllRaf EC's Joélson Trigo. But to his dismay, Joélson Trigo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.