U18 World League

Arrecifes
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olimpiu Postelnicescu got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Postelnicescu in the 5th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Fraco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Postelnicescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, The Valar's Francisc Ghionescu got control of the ball when Modesto Mikolas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Arrecifes's Alejandro Fonda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Francisc Ghionescu. That made the score 1-1 after 15 minutes of play. Marcos Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Postelnicescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The Valar's Olimpiu Postelnicescu managed to work through Arrecifes's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Olimpiu Postelnicescu dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Francisc Ghionescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Modesto Mikolas's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Modesto Mikolas got free with Francisc Ghionescu in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gandalf Grey kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Marcos Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horia Boerescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Francisc Ghionescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Fonda in the 34th minute of the match. Francisc Ghionescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Fonda in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Grey in the 45th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Fraco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gandalf Grey in the 45th minute of play. Marcos Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Meleșcanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alejandro Fonda to make the kick off. A collision led to Arrecifes getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Nicolas Geleberto hit a great ball. Marcos Fraco acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 55th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Horia Boerescu. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Bernardo Abad got a free kick in the 60th minute. The supporters of The Valar booed when Arrecifes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Fraco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gandalf Grey in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Postelnicescu in the 70th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Abel Egoitz got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 81 minutes, Froilan Cutberto made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. The Valar's Francisc Ghionescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisc Ghionescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Cutberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 90 minutes, Froilan Cutberto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrecifes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Cutberto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olimpiu Postelnicescu hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Arrecifes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.