U18 World League

Auriolam Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Donato Abella started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Jonatan Lacerda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Illan Sirvent. Auriolam II C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonatan Lacerda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tibalt Abellaneda in the 6th minute of play forced Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Illan Sirvent to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaen Abadia was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Bitxintxo Zamora capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bitxintxo Zamora really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After 20 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Donato Abella. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jaen Abadia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save La Mandarina Mecánica from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fran Gómez got free with Jaen Abadia in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Illan Sirvent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakes Abellaneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. A collision led to Auriolam II C.F. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Fran Gómez hit a great ball. Gustavo Blazquez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jaen Abadia firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Auriolam II C.F.'s Fran Gómez got a free kick in the 35th minute. 44 minutes into the game, La Mandarina Mecánica's César Menachem nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Illan Sirvent made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Blazquez to strike the kick off in the second half. Gustavo Blazquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaen Abadia having to interfere. Illan Sirvent came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by La Mandarina Mecánica's César Menachem. But to his dismay, César Menachem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. If Tibalt Abellaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonatan Lacerda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Illan Sirvent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Auriolam II C.F.'s zone, Donato Abella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Illan Sirvent came out of the goal and Donato Abella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tibalt Abellaneda in the 67th minute of play forced Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Illan Sirvent to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Abella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Illan Sirvent stood somewhat misplaced when Donato Abella came free in front of goal and shot 2-4 to the left of him in the 71 minute. If Donato Abella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jonatan Lacerda got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Auriolam II C.F.'s Bilbo De Silva got a free kick in the 79th minute. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Donato Abella put it in 2-5 from a short distance just to the right of Illan Sirvent. With an all-out effort, La Mandarina Mecánica's Illan Sirvent threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Donato Abella, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. La Mandarina Mecánica played a much better game than Auriolam II C.F. and deserved their victory. The Auriolam II C.F. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.