U18 World League

Mas Nou
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Domingos Iaki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tito Cifuentes in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Piarres in the 6th minute of play forced Picanya FC's goalkeeper Petri Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Xuan Zabalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Hipolito Piarres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petri Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Picanya FC's Tito Cifuentes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Alcantara in the 28th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Domingos Iaki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Alcantara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Merentiel came free, but Petri Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Picanya FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Indalecio Aznar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hipolito Piarres was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 46th minute, Xuan Zabalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Miguel Merentiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petri Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Merentiel to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Hipolito Piarres kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Petri Bravo. That made the score 1-1 in the 51 minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Picanya FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aitor De Toro to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute Tito Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingos Iaki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Aitor De Toro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ernesto Roldan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Alcantara in the 76th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Domingos Iaki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Alcantara's late challenge caught a Abuba Akotonon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Alcantara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Joel Alcantara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Maximo Laurgain hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Titan Palermo. 85 minutes into the match, Aitor De Toro notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Abuba Akotonon FC's Domingos Iaki. Domingos Iaki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Picanya FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Narciso Fresnos hit a great ball. Aitor De Toro's late challenge caught a Abuba Akotonon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aitor De Toro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Picanya FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Aitor De Toro hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Picanya FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Abuba Akotonon FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.