U18 World League

El Sinsajo
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Salvidor started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes The Hanging Tree got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Gumaro. Eleuterio Quexal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Salvidor in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th minute Christian Salvidor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Quexal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Salvidor in the 13th minute of play forced The Hanging Tree's goalkeeper Eleuterio Quexal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Iván Alonso. In the 18th minute, Iván Alonso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eleuterio Quexal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Iván Alonso hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, La France FC's goalkeeper Placido Mercurio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silverio Gumaro. Silverio Gumaro hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Christian Salvidor made a precise shot to the right of Eleuterio Quexal. The Hanging Tree's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Eleuterio Quexal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Burni, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Eleuterio Quexal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Salvidor in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Salvidor in the 46th minute of play forced The Hanging Tree's goalkeeper Eleuterio Quexal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Fabio Abaunza made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, La France FC's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Onofre came free, but Placido Mercurio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Burni kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Eleuterio Quexal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Salvidor in the 63rd minute of play. Gogo Tajo charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gogo Tajo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. La France FC's Filiberto Montay was substituted for Epifanio Orlandus. Gogo Tajo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the game, Mauro Burni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La France FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Hanging Tree the free kick. Mauro Burni hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, La France FC's Christian Salvidor dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. The supporters of The Hanging Tree booed when La France FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Arnas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Iván Alonso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eleuterio Quexal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Eleuterio Quexal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Salvidor in the 95th minute. The The Hanging Tree fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. La France FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.