U18 World League

Iguazu Estadio
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Federico Crispo got the match started through his kick off. When Freddy Orlan fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Iguazu's protests and gave Freddy Orlan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Xeneizes booed when Deportivo Iguazu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Orlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Luisito Honesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benigno Sanduru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Mincho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benigno Sanduru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Crispo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Sanduru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Sanduru having to interfere. Ernesto Sanduru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Benigno Sanduru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Crispo in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benigno Sanduru saved Deportivo Iguazu from getting behind. Ernesto Sanduru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Benigno Sanduru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnulfo Goiz during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arnulfo Goiz hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the game, Aurelio Niguel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Iguazu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xeneizes the free kick. A collision led to Deportivo Iguazu getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Aurelio Niguel hit a great ball. A collision led to Deportivo Iguazu getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ovidio Poncio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Benat in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Iguazu's goalkeeper Benigno Sanduru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Deportivo Iguazu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Niguel to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Deportivo Iguazu's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Sanduru came free, but Benigno Sanduru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Crispo scored 0-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benigno Sanduru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Deportivo Iguazu players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Xeneizes were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnulfo Goiz made a kick off. Federico Crispo took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benigno Sanduru. Benigno Sanduru dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Federico Crispo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Benigno Sanduru 60 minutes into the match. After 63 minutes, Serafino Luken mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Iguazu and the Xeneizes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Serafino Luken kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Iguazu getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Serafino Luken hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Crispo in the 67th minute of play forced Deportivo Iguazu's goalkeeper Benigno Sanduru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xeneizes's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ernesto Sanduru in the 68th minute. Ovidio Poncio tried in the 68th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Benigno Sanduru a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-4. Xeneizes made a substitution. Edgardo Salomone replaced Pastor Benat. After having played for 73 minutes, Pastor Cordarrol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xeneizes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pastor Cordarrol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Xeneizes booed when Deportivo Iguazu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Sein didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute of the match Saul Mincho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benigno Sanduru skillfully saved the ball. In the 90th minute, Ernesto Sanduru made a precise shot to the right of Benigno Sanduru. Deportivo Iguazu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. When Mauro Sein fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Iguazu's protests and gave Mauro Sein a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Xeneizes booed when Deportivo Iguazu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Sein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benigno Sanduru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Crispo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Deportivo Iguazu fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Xeneizes were clearly better and deserved to take the win.