U18 World League

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 8048 (Terracing: 6037, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evelio Gines got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Jeronimo Bertin made a precise shot to the right of Martin Mele. Acratas Unidos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Martin Mele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Bertin in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bendito Sea El Fernet! A collision led to Acratas Unidos getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Gervasio Montes hit a great ball. Bendito Sea El Fernet's Federico Normando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Bendito Sea El Fernet from getting a goal against them. Federico Normando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Erruki, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. With a little luck, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Federico Normando got control of the ball when Evelio Gines tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evelio Gines charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evelio Gines the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Bertin in the 29th minute of play forced Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Martin Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Mele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Uzuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Evelio Gines came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Acratas Unidos 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 Evelio Gines couldn't finish the play. Evelio Gines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

54 minutes into the game, Gervasio Montes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Acratas Unidos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bendito Sea El Fernet the free kick. In the 54th minute, Gervasio Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomiro Guerrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Martin Mele made a huge save. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Bernabe Suarez hit a great ball. The supporters of Acratas Unidos booed when Bendito Sea El Fernet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niceto Lluciano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evelio Gines in the 64th minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Federico Normando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evelio Gines received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Federico Normando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Mele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Tipi in the 68th minute. Niceto Lluciano's late challenge caught a Acratas Unidos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niceto Lluciano helped the player get up and apologised. Niceto Lluciano hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If Jeronimo Bertin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Martin Mele threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Baldomiro Guerrero, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bendito Sea El Fernet's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.