U18 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Barea got the match started through his kick off. Simon Barea scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taio Elias, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 7 minutes into the game, Simon Barea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Taio Elias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Taio Elias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Barea in the 9th minute of the match. Thomas Herrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Tobias Obano made a huge save. Taio Elias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Barea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Obano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Goiz Calderon went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Goiz Calderon got free with Tobias Obano in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomas Herrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Tobias Obano made a huge save. Tobias Obano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Herrero in the 28th minute. U.D. Mancini's Calvino Lozano got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Serafo's late challenge caught a U.D. Mancini's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Serafo helped the player get up and apologised. David Serafo kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the TotoRACING defense, Thomas Herrero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Obano. The TotoRACING fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Obano should have stopped the shot. Thomas Herrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tobias Obano made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thomas Herrero to strike the kick off in the second half. Tobias Obano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taio Elias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Barea in the 54th minute. TotoRACING's Tobias Obano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Herrero in the 56th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Calvino Lozano notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of TotoRACING's Tobias Obano. Tobias Obano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute Thomas Herrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Obano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the TotoRACING defense, Goiz Calderon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Obano. The TotoRACING fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Obano should have stopped the shot. 71 minutes into the match, TotoRACING's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Herrero came free, but Tobias Obano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Obano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calvino Lozano in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Barea during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 76 played minutes TotoRACING got a freekick which was hit by Simon Barea. Thomas Herrero scored 6-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tobias Obano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tobias Obano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Herrero in the 87th minute of play forced TotoRACING's goalkeeper Tobias Obano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Obano came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by U.D. Mancini's Carolo Palomar. But to his dismay, Carolo Palomar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-2. If Goiz Calderon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the game, Gualterio Meder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TotoRACING's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U.D. Mancini the free kick. A collision led to TotoRACING getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Gualterio Meder hit a great ball.