U18 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kacper Figlewski made the kick off which started today's match. Jaen Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Figlewski in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when Astral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiusz Faron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonatan Lacerdas short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Teobald Puch to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jonatan Lacerda was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 10th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Teobald Puch made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Soter Abarca sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Jonatan Lacerda hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Astral's goal looked a bit too open when Atauri Aballe came free, but Teobald Puch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ur Abellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teobald Puch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atauri Aballe in the 24th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tallia Abajas during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute of the match Kacper Figlewski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaen Abadia skillfully saved the ball. In the 28th minute, Kacper Figlewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaen Abadia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Figlewski in the 31st minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Jaen Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match, Atauri Aballe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Teobald Puch was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 36 minutes into the match, Astral's goal looked a bit too open when Jakes Abellaneda came free, but Teobald Puch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaen Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Bronkala, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 44th minute of the match, Atauri Aballe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Teobald Puch was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jaen Abadia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wincenty Rydz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Atauri Aballe was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Astral's Emil Bronkala nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaen Abadia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Teobald Puch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atauri Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Ur Abellaneda made a precise shot to the right of Teobald Puch. Astral's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Jaen Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Bronkala in the 72nd minute of the match. Jaen Abadia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kacper Figlewski in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, César Menachem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astral's Wladyslaw Sanocki got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Astral's Wincenty Rydz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jaen Abadia. That made the score 2-3 after 88 minutes of play. Astral's Teobald Puch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ur Abellaneda in the 91st minute of play. Astral's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.