U18 World League

Oscar A. Ruggeri
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruno Maiorga started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the FC Kopenalguen defense, Humberto Mel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariano Musko. The FC Kopenalguen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariano Musko should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Orixe in the 10th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Roque Montes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Rene Ilixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Timo! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Zeledon Sadurni kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Mariano Musko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Mel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Ilixo came free, but Mariano Musko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Musko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Ilixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Mel came free, but Mariano Musko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roque Montes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Musko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Micael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Humberto Mel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mariano Musko. FC Kopenalguen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Mel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The FC Kopenalguen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Timo! were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Rene Ilixo made the kick off in the second half. Roque Montes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Maiorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kopenalguen's David Bizi got a free kick in the 57th minute. Mariano Musko was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Rene Ilixo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rene Ilixo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Bruno Maiorga scored 1-5 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roque Montes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Humberto Mel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Mariano Musko made a huge save. After 71 minutes, David Bizi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kopenalguen and the Timo! players grew even worse after the yellow card. David Bizi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Bastia in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Kopenalguen's goalkeeper Mariano Musko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, David Bizi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Bastia came free, but Mariano Musko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timo! were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after FC Kopenalguen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rene Ilixo took the corner. After taking down the ball on Timo!'s corner Rene Ilixo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mariano Musko quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Apolo Quentin sped through Timo!'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roque Montes. In the 90th minute, Apolo Quentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roque Montes was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. Marcelo Rocio hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The FC Kopenalguen supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Timo!'s performance. The match ended with a win for Timo!.