U18 World League

Empatedomedro
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Ermengol started the match with the kick off. Leo Gaskon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mannie Abella in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Deportivo Empate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Abendano to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelino Bastian in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Magdaleno Abello prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leo Gaskon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiadoro Abadia in the 18th minute of play. Magdaleno Abello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelardo Ermengol went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 24 minutes into the match, Mannie Abella dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leo Gaskon, 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Mannie Abella dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leo Gaskon, 2-1. Magdaleno Abello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelino Bastian in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Deportivo Empate's Donostia Abar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Donostia Abar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Deportivo Empate protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Donostia Abar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Donostia Abar got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Jose Quintan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Magdaleno Abello. Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franco Abascal during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of BAIRES booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Abascal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelino Bastian during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Deportivo Empate booed when BAIRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Bastian didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mannie Abella to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mannie Abella in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Gaskon saved BAIRES from getting behind. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Mannie Abella sped through BAIRES's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leo Gaskon. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Abelardo Ermengol took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Magdaleno Abello to make any attempt to save it. Jeremias Mederi charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremias Mederi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th match minute, BAIRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Mederi to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Ermengol came free, but Magdaleno Abello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Deportivo Empate booed when BAIRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Cebrian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mannie Abella kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Gomez Abadia kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Adriano Abeijon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Leo Gaskon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the game, Deportivo Empate's Mannie Abella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leo Gaskon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. 97 minutes into the match, Mannie Abella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Gaskon. BAIRES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mannie Abella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2.