U18 World League

Coliseo Tupac Shakur
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1679, VIP seats: 146) Enzo Oriali made the kick off and thus started the match. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Pio Prieto put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alvise Riccardi. Alvise Riccardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pio Prieto in the 24th minute of the match. Elia Chioda hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Quinton Pujol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Verna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quinton Pujol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Verna in the 32nd minute of the match. When Xalo Gonzalez fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Colegas del Barrio's protests and gave Xalo Gonzalez a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Los Colegas del Barrio got a freekick which was hit by Xalo Gonzalez. In the 37th minute of the match Elia Chioda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Quinton Pujol skillfully saved the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Verna came free, but Quinton Pujol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignacio Jauregui hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pio Prieto got free with Alvise Riccardi in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 played minutes Luponero FC got a freekick which was hit by Elia Chioda. In the 46th minute of the match Heriberto Benito sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alvise Riccardi skillfully saved the ball. In the 48th minute, Enzo Oriali left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luponero FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2.

The wind increased when Pio Prieto made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Enzo Oriali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Quinton Pujol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alvise Riccardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pio Prieto in the 61st minute of play. Ermanno Banana hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ermanno Banana during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Luponero FC's Ermanno Banana got a free kick in the 69th minute. Xesc Astudillo charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xesc Astudillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Xesc Astudillo hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The long shot by Emanuele Martinelli in the 72nd minute really tested Quinton Pujol's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 74th minute, Pio Prieto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvise Riccardi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Quinton Pujol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Verna, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pio Prieto in the 82nd minute of play forced Luponero FC's goalkeeper Alvise Riccardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Luponero FC's Elia Chioda got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Los Colegas del Barrio getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Heriberto Benito hit a great ball. Quinton Pujol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Verna in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Luponero FC's Emanuele Verna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Quinton Pujol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Luponero FC's zone, Pio Prieto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvise Riccardi came out of the goal and Pio Prieto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 99 played minutes Emanuele Verna rounded Los Colegas del Barrio's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-5.