U18 World League

Olímpico de Santiago
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ambrossi Colina got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Anibal Mortal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Humberto Janus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Club Deportivo Santiago's Leandro Candina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Zegers in the 7th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Reasco Abres took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Humberto Janus to make any attempt to save it. Antoon van Zelst might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leandro Candina. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antoon van Zelst ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Humberto Janus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ambrossi Colina. The supporters of Club Deportivo Santiago booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rien Scheerhoorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Fc Benefica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Anibal Mortal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ambrossi Colina got free with Humberto Janus in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the match, Reasco Abres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Janus. Fc Benefica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reasco Abres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 45 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Humberto Janus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reasco Abres. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antoon van Zelst was the one to do the kick off. Humberto Janus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reasco Abres in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Anibal Mortal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Deportivo Santiago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 61st minute, Bjorn Mos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Antoon van Zelst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Benefica's zone, Ambrossi Colina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Janus came out of the goal and Ambrossi Colina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Santiago's goal looked a bit too open when Antoon van Zelst came free, but Leandro Candina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Antoon van Zelst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Benefica's zone, Ambrossi Colina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Janus came out of the goal and Ambrossi Colina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Mauricio Irizarry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Janus. Fc Benefica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauricio Irizarry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Bjorn Mos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 79 minutes, Ambrossi Colina made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Fc Benefica's Humberto Janus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Fc Benefica's Humberto Janus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrossi Colina in the 86th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Ambrossi Colina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Benefica's Humberto Janus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Club Deportivo Santiago walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.