U18 World League

Estadio Todo Rojo
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) 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. Donato Abella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camilo Sasoin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jaen Abadia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Poker de Ases ⚜️'s zone, Donato Abella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Frantzes 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. After some careless play in the Poker de Ases ⚜️ defense, Tibalt Abellaneda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomero Frantzes. The Poker de Ases ⚜️ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomero Frantzes should have stopped the shot. In the 15thth minute of the game Donato Abella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Baldomero Frantzes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Jonatan Lacerda got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Dante Niguel got a free kick in the 18th minute. Baldomero Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Menachem in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the La Mandarina Mecánica defense, Benedicto Gelmiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jaen Abadia. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jaen Abadia should have stopped the shot. Jakes Abellaneda struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Baldomero Frantzes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Mandarina Mecánica. Baldomero Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soter Abarca in the 30th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Zacarias Eyague was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Mandarina Mecánica the free kick. A collision led to Poker de Ases ⚜️ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Augusto Sanchez hit a great ball. Jaen Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Eyague, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Benedicto Gelmiro hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jaen Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Sasoin in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Camilo Sasoin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaen Abadia. La Mandarina Mecánica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camilo Sasoin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Tome Abaunza kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Donato Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Eyague came free, but Jaen Abadia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Poker de Ases ⚜️ getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Camilo Sasoin hit a great ball. Baldomero Frantzes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibalt Abellaneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, La Mandarina Mecánica's Tome Abaunza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tome Abaunza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of La Mandarina Mecánica protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tome Abaunza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 69th minute, Tome Abaunza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Francesco in the 70th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Jaen Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Sasoin Abancens hit a great ball. Baldomero Frantzes was a little too slow when Jakes Abellaneda got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 2-2. Donato Abella's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Baldomero Frantzes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Gelmiro in the 82nd minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Jaen Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedicto Gelmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Baldomiro Francesco hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s goal looked a bit too open when Tibalt Abellaneda came free, but Baldomero Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Abella struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Baldomero Frantzes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Mandarina Mecánica. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.