U18 World League

Estrella de Muerte
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Josep Cabrera kicked off to start the match. If Augusto Vachon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Josep Cabrera came free, but Teo Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teo Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josep Cabrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17thth minute of the game Josep Cabrera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Teo Bernaldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Caballero in the 21st minute of play forced StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper Teo Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La mano de D10S's Nicanor Casals played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Florian in the 25th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, La mano de D10S's James Caballero made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teo Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abelardo Monico charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Monico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Abelardo Monico got a free kick in the 38th minute. Anastasio Chayo kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Celestino Dominguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Bernaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 played minutes StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Mantzio. The audience was convinced that James Caballero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teo Bernaldo was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 51st minute, Josep Cabrera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 booed when La mano de D10S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibon Suarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicanor Casals showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Vachon, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling James Caballero in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teo Bernaldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute Josep Cabrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Bernaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Angel Paulin fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's protests and gave Angel Paulin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Paulin to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Angel Paulin got a free kick in the 68th minute. Jacques Buendia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Teo Bernaldo made a huge save. When Asdrubal Jubera fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La mano de D10S's protests and gave Asdrubal Jubera a yellow card for diving instead. Asdrubal Jubera hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Asdrubal Jubera came free, but Teo Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseo Mantzio kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Teo Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacques Buendia, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adolfo Ocaña during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adolfo Ocaña kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Jacques Buendia sped through StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Teo Bernaldo. In the 92nd minute, Abelardo Monico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicanor Casals was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Jacques Buendia took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teo Bernaldo. Teo Bernaldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The La mano de D10S supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La mano de D10S would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.