U18 World League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) La MaKina del Parque's Jonas Lizer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ubaldo Regis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Lore in the 6th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Tomas Lore notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of La MaKina del Parque's Ubaldo Regis. Ubaldo Regis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Caetano came free, but Remigio Colas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remigio Colas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Nardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Narciso Soter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pastor Cayo scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Remigio Colas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Soter in the 30th minute of play forced La MaKina del Parque's goalkeeper Ubaldo Regis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Colas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Cayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Igor Beltran got a free kick in the 37th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Tomas Lore made the kick off in the second half. When Mariano Loreto came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ 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 Mariano Loreto couldn't finish the play. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Remigio Colas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ from getting a goal against them. After 66 played minutes La MaKina del Parque got a freekick which was hit by Santos Lixandro. Ramiro Aguirre's late challenge caught a La MaKina del Parque's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Aguirre helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ramiro Aguirre hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Pastor Cayo could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Remigio Colas however easily saved by the left post. Remigio Colas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Ladislao Caetano hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When Jonas Lizer fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La MaKina del Parque's protests and gave Jonas Lizer a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ booed when La MaKina del Parque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Lizer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 84 played minutes Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ got a freekick which was hit by Igor Beltran. In the 87th minute, Lucio Nardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La MaKina del Parque fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ubaldo Regis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Loreto in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95thth minute of the game Tomas Lore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La MaKina del Parque's Ubaldo Regis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched La MaKina del Parque eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.