U18 World League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Perutxo Diego kicked off to start the match. Perutxo Diego hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Amador Hever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estación Q.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Amador Hever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Estación Q.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rubio Echaitia came free, but Blas Umbruso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernandez Barnuevo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Hever, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Taramona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Blas Umbruso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perutxo Diego hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Cipriano Ebardo kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Galeno Cortiguera came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® 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 Galeno Cortiguera couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Manny during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Estación Q. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Manny to maneuver through the defense. Perutxo Diego took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Blas Umbruso. Blas Umbruso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perutxo Diego in the 37th minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Blas Umbruso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Umbruso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gian-Carlo Checa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 46th minute, Jairo Taramona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Lucas Manny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Estación Q.'s Ambrosio Matxin was substituted for Hermengildo Lorencio. Lucas Manny was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® booed when Estación Q. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Manny didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® booed when Estación Q. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Marin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cipriano Ebardo hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Perutxo Diego hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute Isaac Nayely shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandez Barnuevo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Nayely came free, but Fernandez Barnuevo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.