U18 World League

El Sinsajo
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabio Abaunza got the match started through his kick off. Cesar Bernal charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cesar Bernal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Cesar Bernal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oscar Constancio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gogo Tajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When The Hanging Tree's Victoriano Onofre in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Racing Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th match minute, The Hanging Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Gumaro to maneuver through the defense. Oscar Constancio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabio Abaunza went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nunez Larpe charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Larpe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Real Racing Club getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Nunez Larpe hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as The Hanging Tree's Gogo Tajo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oscar Constancio. That made the score 2-0 after 24 minutes of play. After 27 played minutes Real Racing Club got a freekick which was hit by Prospero Burni. Victoriano Onofre took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oscar Constancio. Real Racing Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eleuterio Quexal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Larpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Constancio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabio Abaunza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 33 minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, The Hanging Tree's Delmar Markel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Constancio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Hanging Tree's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victoriano Onofre in the 38th minute. Eleuterio Quexal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. During the 43rd minute of the match Silverio Gumaro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Silverio Gumaro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Real Racing Club booed when The Hanging Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Gumaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, The Hanging Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Higinio Santiago came free, but Eleuterio Quexal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Aquiles Medina made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Nunez Larpe 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. Aquiles Medina hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. When Higinio Santiago fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Racing Club's protests and gave Higinio Santiago a yellow card for diving instead. Higinio Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 58 minutes of play The Hanging Tree's Cesar Bernal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Cesar Bernal kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aquiles Medina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eleuterio Quexal was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The supporters of Real Racing Club booed when The Hanging Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Onofre didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 64 played minutes, Real Racing Club's Gaudencio Lixandro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eleuterio Quexal came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real Racing Club reached it. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Aquiles Medina put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eleuterio Quexal. Aquiles Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eleuterio Quexal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Santiago in the 73rd minute of play. The Hanging Tree's Eleuterio Quexal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Medina in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute Real Racing Club were awarded a corner. Gaudencio Lixandro went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Higinio Santiago in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eleuterio Quexal saved The Hanging Tree from getting behind. After 78 minutes, Higinio Santiago made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. The Hanging Tree's Eleuterio Quexal tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Eleuterio Quexal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Higinio Santiago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 88th play minutes Aquiles Medina shot 3-3, a short shot which went by Eleuterio Quexal and just under the crossbar into goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.