U18 World League

El Santuario
Spectators: 8610 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) StardustRevolution's Nicanor Pueblo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerard Way to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the match, Axl Rose had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Nazario. StardustRevolution's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axl Rose was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moises Belo in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute, Axl Rose ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergio Nazario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Sergio Nazario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axl Rose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerard Way scored 0-3 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Nazario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Axl Rose came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Howling Dawn U18 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Axl Rose couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute, Gerard Way made a precise shot to the right of Sergio Nazario. StardustRevolution's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 32nd minute, Axl Rose left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Howling Dawn U18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for StardustRevolution! An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Belo in the 37th minute of play forced StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Sergio Nazario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Nazario came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Howling Dawn U18's Juan Bittor. But to his dismay, Juan Bittor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. StardustRevolution's Sergio Nazario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerard Way in the 42nd minute of play. Axl Rose scored 0-8 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Nazario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The StardustRevolution players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Howling Dawn U18 were winning 0-8.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axl Rose to make the kick off. Axl Rose could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Sergio Nazario made a huge save. Axl Rose was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nicanor Pueblo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergio Nazario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axl Rose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Howling Dawn U18's Astor Manilan was substituted for Juan Bittor. In the 75th match minute, StardustRevolution was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Entrena to maneuver through the defense. Everardo Garoa made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Elias Mergildo however managed to control. Sergio Nazario made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Belo in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Sergio Nazario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Scott Weiland. Sergio Nazario made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Baltasar Walme sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute Scott Weiland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Nazario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andy Entrena hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Sergio Nazario was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Elias Mergildo. Sergio Nazario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Weiland in the 96th minute of play. When Howling Dawn U18's Scott Weiland in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye StardustRevolution's goalie prevented a goal. Howling Dawn U18's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.