U18 World League

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adolfo Caminero took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Fidele in the 9th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Ventura Bartumeu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victorino Mitxel charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorino Mitxel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Victorino Mitxel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Punk Fiction's Efrain Mancio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Punk Fiction from getting a goal against them. Samuel Savion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ventura Bartumeu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Eriberto Fidele fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punk Fiction's protests and gave Eriberto Fidele a yellow card for diving instead. With his leg Efrain Mancio managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Plaza Babys CF's Adolfo Caminero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 31 played minutes Punk Fiction got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Mitxel. The crowd rose to their feet as Moisés Martinez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Efrain Mancio. That made the score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's Moisés Martinez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Efrain Mancio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Punk Fiction booed when Plaza Babys CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Paris didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Efrain Mancio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Caminero. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 62nd minute, Damian Araoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Mancio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Martinez in the 64th minute of play. Ventura Bartumeu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Fidele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Plaza Babys CF booed when Punk Fiction was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Jobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moisés Martinez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ermegildo Contratas hit a great ball. When Eriberto Fidele came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Punk Fiction 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 Eriberto Fidele couldn't finish the play. Gerardo Jobo kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, Plaza Babys CF's Alfons Castelao made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efrain Mancio was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Plaza Babys CF had played much better football throughout.