U18 World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 9233 (Terracing: 6926, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nacho Gol started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Eli in the 4th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Melchor Cordaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Octavio Eli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Melchor Cordaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vicente Rius made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Conrado Salvadore sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Sotero in the 13th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Melchor Cordaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Salvadore, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 20th minute Conrado Salvadore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Rius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrique Bento in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melchor Cordaro saved Shuspendemo from getting behind. Vicente Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Salvadore, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Melchor Cordaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vicente Rius was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Conrado Salvadore capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Conrado Salvadore really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacho Gol in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Rius saved Terremoto FC from getting behind. In the 33rd minute of the match Shuspendemo got a corner. Terremoto FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emiliano Amor ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Terremoto FC's Vicente Rius got control of the ball when Ceferino Txema tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Chabier in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melchor Cordaro saved Shuspendemo from getting behind. In the 40th minute, Juan Chabier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melchor Cordaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Juan Chabier scored 1-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melchor Cordaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Chabier to make the kick off. Vicente Rius came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Shuspendemo's Conrado Salvadore. But to his dismay, Conrado Salvadore quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After 57 played minutes Shuspendemo got a freekick which was hit by Raul Garin. In the 58th match minute, Shuspendemo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Garin to maneuver through the defense. Melchor Cordaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Chabier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Terremoto FC made a substitution. Cornelio Hermelando replaced Enrique Bento. Octavio Eli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Melchor Cordaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Chabier's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Melchor Cordaro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 79th minute Godfredo Baristo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Rius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octavio Eli during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Octavio Eli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 minutes, Raul Garin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shuspendemo and the Terremoto FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Raul Garin hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Terremoto FC's Juan Bazil shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Melchor Cordaro but with some difficulty. After 85 played minutes Shuspendemo got a freekick which was hit by Zaid Romero. Melchor Cordaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Chabier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Terremoto FC were awarded a corner. Matias Filipo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Matias Filipo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Shuspendemo's Melchor Cordaro did a great save. 90 minutes into the match, Octavio Eli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melchor Cordaro. Shuspendemo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Octavio Eli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. 93 minutes into the game, Godfredo Baristo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Vicente Rius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Terremoto FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.