U18 World League

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 8527 (Terracing: 6396, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ekialde Balsera started the match with the kick off. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector-Luis Conllas in the 4th minute of play. Eustaquio Vesga hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. AFC United's Frasco Esquivel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Garnacho in the 11th minute of play. Frasco Esquivel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Garnacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Marco Lixandro was a little too slow when Ekialde Balsera got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 21st minute Eustaquio Vesga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Froilan Mosen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frasco Esquivel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hector-Luis Conllas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to MORPH getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hilario Constancio hit a great ball. With a little luck, MORPH's Marco Lixandro got control of the ball when Ekialde Balsera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Froilan Mosen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frasco Esquivel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Mosen in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Hector-Luis Conllas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. MORPH's Marco Lixandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Vesga in the 39th minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Garnacho took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frasco Esquivel. Frasco Esquivel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Fabio Meder got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 45 minutes, Lino Hartz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MORPH and the AFC United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Lino Hartz got a free kick in the 45th minute. Hector-Luis Conllas struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Marco Lixandro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC United. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo-Hernán Bareiro to strike the kick off in the second half. Frasco Esquivel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Garnacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Albino Javiero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Albino Javiero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Ekialde Balsera came free, but Marco Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector-Luis Conllas in the 63rd minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Marco Lixandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Lixandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector-Luis Conllas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Vesga came free, but Marco Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector-Luis Conllas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekialde Balsera, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Hector-Luis Conllas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Marco Lixandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekialde Balsera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hilario Constancio lost his temper 77 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of MORPH:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC United:s goal. Marco Lixandro had in the 78thth minute some difficulties stopping Ekialde Balsera's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC United's Archibaldo Ahumada got a free kick in the 86th minute. Nardo Torrecilla lost his temper 94 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Nardo Torrecilla hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo-Hernán Bareiro. The AFC United fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when AFC United's Ekialde Balsera looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. MORPH's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.