U18 World League

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramon Grondona started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Kale Yaren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Grondona. Ramon Grondona who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Kale Yaren when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ramon Grondona's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kale Yaren firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Grondona in the 7th minute of play forced 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Kale Yaren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to RamPa Football Club getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ramon Grondona hit a great ball. When Carlos Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the RamPa Football Club 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 Carlos Paredes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leobardo Ontaneda in the 17th minute of play forced 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Kale Yaren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammet Hadi in the 18th minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Txema Burgoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RamPa Football Club's Leobardo Ontaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kale Yaren made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ramon Grondona sent off a good shot on target. Txema Burgoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Songur Açıkalın in the 35th minute of the match. Txema Burgoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Songur Açıkalın in the 37th minute of play. Ramon Cachero was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th match minute, RamPa Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Cachero to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammet Hadi in the 42nd minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Txema Burgoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carlos Paredes fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RamPa Football Club's protests and gave Carlos Paredes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RamPa Football Club getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Carlos Paredes hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute Victorio Pazo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kale Yaren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bahattin Tapık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Songur Açıkalın came free, but Txema Burgoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 63 minutes, Songur Açıkalın managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 14 YâReN FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Songur Açıkalın was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leobardo Ontaneda struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Kale Yaren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RamPa Football Club. When Carlos Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the RamPa Football Club 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 Carlos Paredes couldn't finish the play. Seyfettin Zümer's late challenge caught a RamPa Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seyfettin Zümer helped the player get up and apologised. Ramon Nesta kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Dantel Obeso's late challenge caught a 14 YâReN FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dantel Obeso helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in RamPa Football Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victorio Pazo in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kale Yaren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kale Yaren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Pazo in the 88th minute of the match. Victorio Pazo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. If Bahattin Tapık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leobardo Ontaneda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kale Yaren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.