U18 World League

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Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Haroldo Eneko made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as DESTROY's Haroldo Eneko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alfonso Cauli. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Vicente Enaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Croce in the 7th minute of the match. Matai Tsipas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Enaut having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Albano Quintyn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vicente Enaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Capaldo in the 19th minute of the match. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pacho Rino in the 21st minute. It was a well-played corner which Matai Tsipas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Vicente Enaut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matai Tsipas, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Aldo Croce came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ 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 Aldo Croce couldn't finish the play. Vicente Enaut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matai Tsipas in the 43rd minute of the match. When ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Aldo Croce in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DESTROY's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aldo Croce in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Enaut prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ made a substitution. Augusto Valletta replaced Aldo Croce. In the 56th minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Anselmo Di Martino seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anselmo Di Martino the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anselmo Di Martino had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 56th minute, Anselmo Di Martino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaspar Galo struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Alfonso Cauli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DESTROY. Albano Quintyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabiano Gargano kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match Lisandro Gora sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfonso Cauli skillfully saved the ball. Alfonso Cauli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Quintyn in the 61st minute of play. Vicente Enaut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Valletta in the 63rd minute. Augusto Vallettas short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Vicente Enaut to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Vicente Enaut was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Augusto Valletta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 72 minute of play. After a rather tough play, DESTROY's Gaspar Galo got a free kick in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the game, Adrian Quinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DESTROY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ the free kick. After 79 played minutes DESTROY got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Quinto. Lisandro Gora kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Augusto Valletta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Vicente Enaut made a huge save. 84 minutes into the game, Matai Tsipas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Vicente Enaut was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 87 minutes, Pacho Rino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ and the DESTROY players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pacho Rino hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When DESTROY's Rogelio Munio in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalie prevented a goal. When Fabiano Gargano fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Fabiano Gargano a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fabiano Gargano hit a great ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Rogelio Munio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Ibar in the 96th minute of play. DESTROY succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ had controlled the match.