U18 World League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Berse kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Macario. When Gervasio Macario fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juniors FC's protests and gave Gervasio Macario a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Macario. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juniors FC's goalkeeper Octavio Fidele, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cebo Morejon in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavio Fidele saved Juniors FC from getting behind. Cebo Morejon scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octavio Fidele, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 26 minutes of play, Club Olimpia's Cebo Morejon made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Fidele was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cebo Morejon in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavio Fidele saved Juniors FC from getting behind. When Lucas Ixaka fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juniors FC's protests and gave Lucas Ixaka a yellow card for diving instead. Octavio Fidele didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cebo Morejon went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 45th minute, Juniors FC's Hernan Torres seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hernan Torres the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Juniors FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hernan Torres had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Juniors FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Olimpia:s goal. The referee gave Club Olimpia a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rocio Lambaria, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Juniors FC's Octavio Fidele. 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cebo Morejon to strike the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Gau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club Olimpia getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Rocio Lambaria hit a great ball. Octavio Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cebo Morejon, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Octavio Fidele came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Club Olimpia's Cebo Morejon. But to his dismay, Cebo Morejon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Juniors FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Cebo Morejon scored to the left of an out of position Octavio Fidele, making the score, 0-6. Cordarrol Tama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Octavio Fidele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Cordarrol Tama ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Octavio Fidele was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 73 minutes into the game, Cebo Morejon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Octavio Fidele was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Medero Quevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Club Olimpia's zone, Rodrigo Gau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cordeal Pantojas came out of the goal and Rodrigo Gau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rodrigo Gau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd match minute, Club Olimpia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocio Lambaria to maneuver through the defense. After 93 played minutes Club Olimpia got a freekick which was hit by Medero Quevedo. Cordeal Pantojas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Gau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Club Olimpia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.