U18 World League

Los Pajaritos
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Ciano Sainz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute Albérico Santarém shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastia Coira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Pedro Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of C.D. Ciudad de Soria booed when Vitória StrikerS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zacarias Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes of play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Hélio Paião made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bastia Coira was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the game, Hélio Paião cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bastia Coira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the game, Vitória StrikerS™'s Albérico Santarém nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bastia Coira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cebrián Sans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Júlio Lemos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. When Pedro Mata came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Vitória StrikerS™ 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 Pedro Mata couldn't finish the play. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Cebrián Sans got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hélio Paião hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Jordi Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th match minute, Vitória StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Santos to maneuver through the defense. Joaquim Nogueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bastia Coira. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bastia Coira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albérico Santarém in the 44th minute of the match. The C.D. Ciudad de Soria players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vitória StrikerS™ were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Mata to make the kick off. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Hélio Paião scored to the left of an out of position Bastia Coira, making the score, 0-4. In the 58th match minute, C.D. Ciudad de Soria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quico Castro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Hélio Paião managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vitória StrikerS™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Hélio Paião was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bastia Coira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Pedro Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Mata in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bastia Coira saved C.D. Ciudad de Soria from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, Joaquim Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júlio Lemos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jordi Morales went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 77 minutes into the match, C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Mata came free, but Bastia Coira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when C.D. Ciudad de Soria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincente Japón didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Pedro Mata got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute, Albérico Santarém reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bastia Coira. The goal made the score 1-6. With a little luck, C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Bastia Coira got control of the ball when Albérico Santarém tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Vitória StrikerS™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.