U18 World League

ESTADIO ANGELITO
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Cristofol made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to PLUMIN getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Uriel Pitin hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match Robustiano Cordairo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonides Matteo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Leonides Gorka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 8 played minutes PLUMIN got a freekick which was hit by Edelmiro Bibiano. Leonides Gorka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonides Matteo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, PLUMIN's Jorge Cristofol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Edelmiro Bibiano's late challenge caught a Alvoha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edelmiro Bibiano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute of the match Robustiano Cordairo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonides Matteo skillfully saved the ball. In the 24th minute, Flavio Emeterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rolando Socorro in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonides Matteo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Albino Indar was a little too slow when Flavio Emeterio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-0. Leonides Gorka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Leonides Matteo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gavino Colon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute Rolando Socorro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Matteo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonides Matteo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Leonides Gorka's late challenge caught a PLUMIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonides Gorka helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of PLUMIN booed when Alvoha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonides Gorka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruperto Osmundo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albino Indar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

The audience was convinced that Leonides Gorka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonides Matteo was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, PLUMIN's goalkeeper Leonides Matteo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Gorka. A collision led to PLUMIN getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Victoriano Heriberto hit a great ball. Godfredo Urdaspal kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Alvoha FC's Leonides Gorka dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Gavino Colon struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Leonides Matteo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvoha FC. 77 minutes into the match, PLUMIN's goalkeeper Leonides Matteo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Gorka. Rolando Socorro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 played minutes Alvoha FC got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Fliz. Leonides Matteo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonides Gorka in the 81st minute. If Leonides Gorka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonides Matteo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Gorka in the 87th minute of the match. Leonides Matteo came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Alvoha FC's Rolando Socorro. But to his dismay, Rolando Socorro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The Alvoha FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented PLUMIN from taking control. The game ends in a draw.