U18 World League

Estadio Galaxy
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evelio Bladi took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Evelio Bladi came free, but Bartolo Misael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 minutes, Jeronimo Cordarin made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Galácticos del Pueblo's Bartolo Misael tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Lehoi in the 16th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Videl's late challenge caught a Galácticos del Pueblo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Higinio Videl helped the player get up and apologised. Higinio Videl kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, El ABUELO FC's Jeronimo Cordarin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartolo Misael was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Diego Hori sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Galácticos del Pueblo's Bartolo Misael didn't even have to move. 28 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Evelio Bladi came free, but Bartolo Misael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Joachim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bartolo Misael read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Paolo Gines left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galácticos del Pueblo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Bartolo Misael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Dimas in the 36th minute of the match. With a little luck, El ABUELO FC's Gaudencio Manny got control of the ball when Paolo Gines tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bartolo Misael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Cordarin in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Cordarin came free, but Bartolo Misael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Jeronimo Cordarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Misael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Misael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evelio Bladi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paolo Gines to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Galácticos del Pueblo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Matro to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Jeronimo Cordarin got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Basilio Bittor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bartolo Misael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evelio Bladi's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Galácticos del Pueblo's Arnoldo Cerilo got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Joachim in the 63rd minute of play forced Galácticos del Pueblo's goalkeeper Bartolo Misael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Evelio Bladi managed to get in a good position for a shot. El ABUELO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Evelio Bladi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Misael breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeronimo Cordarin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Bartolo Misael made a huge save. Evelio Bladi struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Bartolo Misael didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El ABUELO FC. Dionisio Araoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Dionisio Araoz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaudencio Manny. El ABUELO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dionisio Araoz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Bartolo Misael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Dimas in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute, El ABUELO FC's Alfredo Joachim dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Bartolo Misael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evelio Bladi in the 90th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Aaron Dimas took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Bartolo Misael to make any attempt to save it. El ABUELO FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.