U18 World League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fausto Weather made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Deportivo Luz y Fuerza getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Hector Veronica hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Hector Veronica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ✩ Pep Team ✩ the free kick. After 8 played minutes Deportivo Luz y Fuerza got a freekick which was hit by Hector Veronica. In the 15th minute, Božidar Pavleski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Llanos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Iratxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taško Filipovski was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Fausto Weather capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fausto Weather really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 33rd minute, Hector Veronica ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Taško Filipovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Taško Filipovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Iratxo in the 41st minute of the match. If Ildefonso Belarmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Marino hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After 47 minutes of play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Menduh Saliu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Llanos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Božidar Pavleski to strike the kick off in the second half. Roberto Llanos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Božidar Pavleski in the 53rd minute of the match. Fausto Weather recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 61 minutes, Tobias Bermudez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Luz y Fuerza and the ✩ Pep Team ✩ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Bermudez to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Leontie Hristijanski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roberto Llanos. Roberto Llanos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. The supporters of Deportivo Luz y Fuerza booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marko Nestoroski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute Ildefonso Belarmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taško Filipovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jovica Georgievski charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jovica Georgievski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Deportivo Luz y Fuerza booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jovica Georgievski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taško Filipovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Belarmo in the 84th minute of play. Marko Nestoroski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Ildefonso Belarmo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Taško Filipovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Deportivo Luz y Fuerza from taking control. The game ends in a draw.