U18 World League

El Cilindro
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Martxot kicked off to start the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Jorge Martxot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Martxot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Academia FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Federico Nicholas hit a great ball. After 19th play minutes Jorge Martxot shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Teo Hanni and just under the crossbar into goal. 26 minutes into the game, Diego Frisco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia FC the free kick. Jorge Martxot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Academia FC defense, Diego Frisco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angel Etxeberri. The Academia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angel Etxeberri should have stopped the shot. Teo Hanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Argider in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes in the game, Federico Nicholas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Teo Hanni having to interfere. Uriel Isidor kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Diego Frisco got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th match minute, Atlético y Tiro Rqta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Frisco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Martxot in the 40th minute of play forced Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Teo Hanni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Jorge Martxot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teo Hanni. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Martxot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Uzuri to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Jorge Martxot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 60 played minutes Atlético y Tiro Rqta got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Soin. Teo Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Martxot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 played minutes Academia FC got a freekick which was hit by Federico Nicholas. Agustin Basso was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 70 minutes into the match. Agustin Basso hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Adan Faron broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Academia FC's Uriel Isidor got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Jorge Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Etxeberri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Academia FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nicolas Salvidor hit a great ball. Angel Etxeberri made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Diego Frisco sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the match, Jorge Goren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angel Etxeberri. Academia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Goren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 91 played minutes Academia FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Martxot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Frisco got free with Angel Etxeberri in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.