U18 World League

STADIUM MEXACOMX
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Mexa started the match with the kick off. Nestor Abarca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Belchior Conde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Sixto Iratxo made a huge save. With a little luck, GangsTaz F. C.'s Sixto Iratxo got control of the ball when Belchior Conde tried to sneak it across the goal line. When GangsTaz F. C.'s Segundo Orti in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MEXACOMX's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the match, GangsTaz F. C.'s goalkeeper Sixto Iratxo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Belchior Conde. 22 minutes into the match, GangsTaz F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Mexa came free, but Sixto Iratxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sixto Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Mexa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Dante Roland hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The supporters of MEXACOMX booed when GangsTaz F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Orti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nuno Candeias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Sixto Iratxo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belchior Conde's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Nuno Candeias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nestor Abarca's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes, Patrício Fernandes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MEXACOMX and the GangsTaz F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. GangsTaz F. C.'s Isaias Su was substituted for Dante Roland. After a rather tough play, MEXACOMX's Patrício Fernandes got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When Nestor Abarca came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the GangsTaz F. C. 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 Nestor Abarca couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Segundo Orti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Damião Sobral fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MEXACOMX's protests and gave Damião Sobral a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st minute, Damião Sobral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nestor Abarca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Candeias having to interfere. Luís Mexa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Sixto Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sixto Iratxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Mexa in the 69th minute of play. When Aristides Calheiros fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MEXACOMX's protests and gave Aristides Calheiros a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MEXACOMX getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Aristides Calheiros hit a great ball. Sixto Iratxo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belchior Conde's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. MEXACOMX's Nuno Candeias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save MEXACOMX from getting a goal against them. Nuno Candeias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Abarca in the 81st minute. Segundo Orti struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Nuno Candeias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GangsTaz F. C.. Nuno Candeias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siro Orland in the 86th minute. Nuno Candeias made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Siro Orland sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute of the match GangsTaz F. C. got a corner. MEXACOMX's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Segundo Orti ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on GangsTaz F. C.'s corner Segundo Orti fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nuno Candeias quite easily take care of the ball. Nuno Candeias acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 95th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Segundo Orti.