U18 World League

Mallku Kunturi
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neymar Ronaldinho started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes AQUILES got a freekick which was hit by Remigio Leoncio. Sebastian Sansone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fliz Abadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Felipillo Abenda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Sebastian Sansone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alejandro-Ramón Hualde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neymar Ronaldinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neymar Ronaldinho in the 16th minute of play forced Munat Tayka's goalkeeper Alejandro-Ramón Hualde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Sansone made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Xavian Abenda sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes of play, AQUILES's Prospero Eguntsenti made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro-Ramón Hualde was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Munat Tayka's Xavian Abenda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sebastian Sansone. That made the score 1-1 after 25 minutes of play. Sebastian Sansone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipillo Abenda, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Sebastian Sansone had great luck who in the 31stth minute grab hold of the ball when Oroitz Abeita from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Rivaldo Pele sped through Munat Tayka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alejandro-Ramón Hualde. Munat Tayka were furious when Tomi Abad was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Munat Tayka's Tomi Abad got a free kick in the 47th minute. When Benjamin Ugaitz came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the AQUILES 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 Benjamin Ugaitz couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Munat Tayka getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Xavian Abenda hit a great ball. If Prospero Eguntsenti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Prospero Eguntsenti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro-Ramón Hualde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Munat Tayka defense, Prospero Eguntsenti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro-Ramón Hualde. The Munat Tayka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro-Ramón Hualde should have stopped the shot. Xuan Abad's late challenge caught a AQUILES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xuan Abad helped the player get up and apologised. Xuan Abad hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Oroitz Abeita sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AQUILES's Sebastian Sansone didn't even have to move. A collision led to Munat Tayka getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Firme Abaunza hit a great ball. 73 minutes in the game, Prospero Eguntsenti fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alejandro-Ramón Hualde having to interfere. AQUILES's Sebastian Sansone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xuan Abad in the 75th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Prospero Eguntsenti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AQUILES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Xavian Abenda scored 3-4 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Sansone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Munat Tayka's Felipillo Abenda got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Munat Tayka supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AQUILES's performance. The match ended with a win for AQUILES.