U18 World League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Anibal Arotza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Bartolo Chepe made a huge save. Ubaldo Efraim scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bartolo Chepe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jean-Luc Ettori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Everardo Vela in the 7th minute of the match. If Toto Schillaci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th match minute, Stronghold S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Ondino to maneuver through the defense. Anibal Arotza scored 2-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bartolo Chepe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Toto Schillaci 25 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Aurre in the 28th minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Toto Schillaci kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bartolo Chepe. That made the score 4-0 in the 33 minute of play. Jean-Luc Ettori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Everardo Vela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th match minute, GUSESI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Marquez to maneuver through the defense. If Teobaldo Aurre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 39 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Vela came free, but Jean-Luc Ettori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvio Elorri hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Anibal Arotza succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-0 in the 43rd playminute. 47 minutes into the match, Teobaldo Aurre notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of GUSESI's Jean-Luc Ettori. Jean-Luc Ettori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The wind increased when Toto Schillaci made the kick off in the second half. Bartolo Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Marquez in the 54th minute of the match. Celso Oto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Chepe having to interfere. Bartolo Chepe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toto Schillaci in the 63rd minute of play. Jean-Luc Ettori had great luck who in the 65thth minute grab hold of the ball when Teobaldo Aurre from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teobaldo Aurre got free with Jean-Luc Ettori in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Everardo Vela got free with Jean-Luc Ettori in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabio Erdiano charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Erdiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 69 minutes into the game, one of Stronghold S.A:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Everardo Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stronghold S.A's supporters rose to their feet, but Everardo Vela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jean-Luc Ettori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bartolo Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Arotza in the 76th minute of the match. Stronghold S.A's Bartolo Chepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anibal Arotza in the 81st minute of play. Jean-Luc Ettori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobaldo Aurre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Luc Ettori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Everardo Vela went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-2 was the resulting score. Toto Schillaci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Toto Schillaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Chepe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The GUSESI fans cheered their team off the field, for while Stronghold S.A had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.