U18 World League

Estadio Luzuriaga
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Gustavo Librić started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes in the game, Conrado Ilixo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Casimiro Vermudo having to interfere. Higinio Garikoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Sengrat, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Edy Cabanis came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the ATE AFC 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 Edy Cabanis couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Monky FC's Florentino Veronica got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Ilixo in the 19th minute of play forced Monky FC's goalkeeper Casimiro Vermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Florentino Veronica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Monky FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ATE AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Monky FC's Florentino Veronica got a free kick in the 21st minute. Casimiro Vermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Abad in the 22nd minute of play. Bartolo Nafarroa got in the 29th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Higinio Garikoitz handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Florentino Veronica kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Juan Cloyo hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After having played for 47 minutes, Edy Cabanis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ATE AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edy Cabanis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bartolo Nafarroa made a kick off. 65 minutes into the match, Adolfo Sengrat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Higinio Garikoitz. ATE AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Sengrat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Florentino Veronica was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. Florentino Veronica kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Adolfo Sengrat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monky FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 76th minute Gustavo Librić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casimiro Vermudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, ATE AFC's Edy Cabanis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casimiro Vermudo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 83rd match minute, ATE AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edy Cabanis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Monky FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bartolo Nafarroa hit a great ball. Edy Cabanis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casimiro Vermudo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Adolfo Sengrat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Higinio Garikoitz made a huge save. 96 minutes into the game, Edy Cabanis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Casimiro Vermudo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ATE AFC fully deserved thier win.