U18 World League

Juan F. Barraza
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimiro Ordono started the match with the kick off. Gaudencio Valery hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute Félix Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Dominguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of The Waldos booed when Club Deportivo Águila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilmer Granados didn't get a good kick on the ball. The The Waldos fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when The Waldos's Vladimiro Ordono looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 22nd minute, Félix Pimentel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Deportivo Águila fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Orlando Flores could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Celedonio Dominguez made a huge save. When Rogelio Uhin fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Waldos's protests and gave Rogelio Uhin a yellow card for diving instead. Deris Jimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Ordono, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of The Waldos booed when Club Deportivo Águila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Peña didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Orlando Flores to make the kick off. Deris Jimenez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiro Ordono, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Félix Pimentel fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Deportivo Águila's protests and gave Félix Pimentel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Club Deportivo Águila getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Félix Pimentel hit a great ball. Niceto Baldovino kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When Orlando Flores came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Club Deportivo Águila 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 Orlando Flores couldn't finish the play. When Niceto Baldovino fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Waldos's protests and gave Niceto Baldovino a yellow card for diving instead. Wilmer Granados scored 2-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celedonio Dominguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Club Deportivo Águila booed when The Waldos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaudencio Valery didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimiro Ordono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Deris Jimenez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Lucas Misael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celedonio Dominguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilmer Granados in the 86th minute of play. Celedonio Dominguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Félix Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niceto Baldovino hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The Waldos's Celedonio Dominguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilmer Granados in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Waldos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Club Deportivo Águila.