U18 World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) April 25 SC's Baldemar España started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Quilo Bartumeu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Berto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Riquelme Fútbol Club booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorio Estrada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quilo Bartumeu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Toli, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Lorencio Molina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Berto in the 14th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Quilo Bartumeu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. April 25 SC's Lorencio Molina got his second yellow card of the match in the 15th minute. The referee ordered Lorencio Molina off the ground. The supporters of Riquelme Fútbol Club booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorencio Molina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Gines came free, but Quilo Bartumeu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quilo Bartumeu came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Riquelme Fútbol Club's Bernardo Todor. But to his dismay, Bernardo Todor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 24 minutes of play, Riquelme Fútbol Club's Cristobal Berto made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quilo Bartumeu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Dorio Estrada fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored April 25 SC's protests and gave Dorio Estrada a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, one of April 25 SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for April 25 SC. Haitz Gonzáles received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paulino Caetano came out and tried to block the shot, but Haitz Gonzáles slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 32nd minute. Eli Antunez lost his temper 38 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for April 25 SC! In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Riquelme Fútbol Club. Paulo Camerino stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Quilo Bartumeu. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Toli in the 43rd minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Quilo Bartumeu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Cristobal Berto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riquelme Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. After the first half Riquelme Fútbol Club were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Edgard Gines made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Riquelme Fútbol Club's zone, Laurgain Lama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulino Caetano came out of the goal and Laurgain Lama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Quilo Bartumeu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edgard Gines showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 54 minute of play. In the 61st minute, Bernardo Todor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riquelme Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. Quilo Bartumeu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernardo Todor showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 65 minute of play. Quilo Bartumeu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmacio Toli in the 68th minute of the match. Lorenzo Dalmai made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cristobal Berto. In the 83rd minute, Riquelme Fútbol Club's Cristobal Berto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-9. Haitz Gonzáles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Caetano having to interfere. Laurgain Lama's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulino Caetano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the match, Cristobal Berto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Quilo Bartumeu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 94 minutes into the game, Bernardo Todor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Quilo Bartumeu. Bernardo Todor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-10.