U18 World League

Alonzo Blanco Stade
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Maiorga kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes Club Deportivo Álvarez got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Txanton. Club Deportivo Álvarez's Samuel Farias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Gera in the 7th minute of play. Neville Taliana hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Neville Taliana kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Gabriel Huly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Triganza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Padovani in the 18th minute of play forced Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Samuel Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Gera kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 22 played minutes Club Deportivo Álvarez got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Peio. After having played for 28 minutes, Paulo Maiorga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportivo Álvarez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Maiorga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gabriel Huly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Triganza having to interfere. After having played for 36 minutes, Gabriel Huly managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportivo Álvarez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Huly was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Angelo Incorvaia got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Santiago Castel got a free kick in the 45th minute. Sean Bailey took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Samuel Farias. Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Padovani to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute Bonifacio Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Triganza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Triganza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Huly, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 59 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Robert Gera. 62 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Maiorga came free, but Ian Triganza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Farias made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Clint Cohen sent off a good shot on target. Epifanio Silviano's late challenge caught a Attard Gunners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Epifanio Silviano helped the player get up and apologised. Epifanio Silviano kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Samuel Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Padovani in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute Ryan Padovani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Farias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Padovani, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Álvarez's goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Padovani came free, but Samuel Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Deportivo Álvarez's Samuel Farias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Padovani in the 94th minute of play. Samuel Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Padovani, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Attard Gunners's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.