U18 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximo Vito started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Maximo Vito took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Evelio Crispo to make any attempt to save it. Club Atletico Juanita's Evelio Crispo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atletico Juanita from getting a goal against them. Leon Maraman kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Juanita's Moises Txartiko got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 20th minute, Lisandro Esquipula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 23 minutes, Placido Ciceron made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Real Academia Serengetti's Julian Bermudez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Placido Ciceron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Julian Bermudez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julian Bermudez came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atletico Juanita's Severiano Jurdan. But to his dismay, Severiano Jurdan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Jurdan in the 39th minute of play forced Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Julian Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Juanita's Filomeno Thomas got a free kick in the 40th minute. Anibal Cebo hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Lisandro Esquipula hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

After 57 minutes, Leon Maraman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Juanita and the Real Academia Serengetti players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leon Maraman hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Julian Bermudez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severiano Jurdan in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Juanita's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Eguntsenti came free, but Evelio Crispo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Maximo Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Crispo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Eguntsenti in the 68th minute of play forced Club Atletico Juanita's goalkeeper Evelio Crispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Club Atletico Juanita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pastor Benat to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Severiano Jurdan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atletico Juanita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Academia Serengetti the free kick. 78 minutes into the game, Anibal Cebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Evelio Crispo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st minute Arnulfo Eguntsenti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Crispo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 played minutes Club Atletico Juanita got a freekick which was hit by Zeledon Breogan. If Severiano Jurdan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 92 minutes of play, Club Atletico Juanita's Severiano Jurdan made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julian Bermudez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club Atletico Juanita's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.