U18 World League

Academy Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amado Leite got the match started through his kick off. Tiadoro Abadia scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Almiro Benevides, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Abeijon. Stars Academy's Almiro Benevides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mannie Abella in the 15th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Camacho during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes Stars Academy got a freekick which was hit by João Camacho. After 17 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Tiadoro Abadia. In the 20th minute, one of Deportivo Empate:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Deportivo Empate. Deportivo Empate's Magdaleno Abello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Homero Brochado in the 23rd minute of play. Stars Academy's Almiro Benevides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mannie Abella in the 30th minute of play. Magdaleno Abello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Estrada, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Alexandre Infante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stars Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Empate the free kick. In the 36th match minute, Stars Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Infante to maneuver through the defense. Almiro Benevides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mannie Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 54 minutes, Abílio Barata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stars Academy and the Deportivo Empate players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Stars Academy getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Abílio Barata hit a great ball. When Antero Rebocho came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Stars Academy 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 Antero Rebocho couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, Alexandre Infante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mikel Abechuco came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Deportivo Empate 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 Mikel Abechuco couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Antero Rebocho came free, but Magdaleno Abello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almiro Benevides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Abascal in the 71st minute of play. After 74 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Tiadoro Abadia. Deportivo Empate's Magdaleno Abello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antero Rebocho in the 78th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Antero Rebocho came free, but Magdaleno Abello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gomez Abadia's late challenge caught a Stars Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gomez Abadia helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Gomez Abadia got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 84 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Abar. Magdaleno Abello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Infante, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Mannie Abella hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Stars Academy's Alexandre Infante got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Alexandre Infante off the ground. Alexandre Infante hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After 96 played minutes, Deportivo Empate's Mikel Abechuco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Almiro Benevides came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Deportivo Empate reached it.