U18 World League

EL PUCHO SANTILLI
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alejo Noe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Enzo FC were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Alfonzo F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mateo Jon took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Ciro Ferman got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-2. 8 minutes into the match. The supporters of Alfonzo F.C. booed when Enzo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Jon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Siro Naelio took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabricio Ezkerra. Fabricio Ezkerra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 21 minutes into the match, Alfonzo F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gualterio Romo came free, but Marcos Udalaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gualterio Romo kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Marcos Udalaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Ferman in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Noe in the 32nd minute of play forced Alfonzo F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Udalaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Tobias Eli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Udalaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Tobias Eli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Marcos Udalaitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alfonzo F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Udalaitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Enzo FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Siro Naelio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Enzo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Diaz to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Ezkerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Naelio in the 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Epifanio Diaz during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, one of Enzo FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Enzo FC. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for Alfonzo F.C.. Paulino Jaunti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fabricio Ezkerra. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Noe in the 61st minute of play forced Alfonzo F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Udalaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Noe in the 66th minute of play forced Alfonzo F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Udalaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Alfonzo F.C. booed when Enzo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Ferman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabricio Ezkerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melquiades Leguizamón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Enzo FC's Marcos Udalaitz threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alejo Noe, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Alfonzo F.C. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Iker Pacifico hit a great ball. Marcos Udalaitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Noe in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alfonzo F.C.'s Blas Olando got a free kick in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejo Noe got free with Marcos Udalaitz in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Victorio Asur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabricio Ezkerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Leguizamón in the 91st minute of play. Blas Olando was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. The supporters of Enzo FC booed when Alfonzo F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Olando didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Mateo Jon 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. Marcos Udalaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Enzo FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.