U18 World League

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Mark started the match with the kick off. Jose Fields short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Fabio Filipo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 4 played minutes DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO got a freekick which was hit by Rocco Espinosa. 7 minutes into the game, Jose Field lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Fabio Filipo. Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Mi querida Fabiola from getting a goal against them. Fabio Filipo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 12th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when Mi querida Fabiola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Osoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Mi querida Fabiola getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Benigno Victoro hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jose Field got free with Fabio Filipo in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Mark came free, but Preston Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when Mi querida Fabiola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Osoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Jose Field got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davis Stubbs in the 28th minute of play forced Mi querida Fabiola's goalkeeper Fabio Filipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Field scored 3-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Filipo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabio Filipo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Field in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Mi querida Fabiola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Eufemio to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Benigno Victoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mi querida Fabiola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jose Field made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Jose Field notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo. Fabio Filipo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Filipo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jose Field went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Mi querida Fabiola's zone, Jose Field stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Filipo came out of the goal and Jose Field tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jose Field had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquis Hawthorne in the 84th minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Jose Field managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Field was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 87 minutes of play, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Davis Stubbs made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Filipo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jose Field had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 95thth minute of the game Jose Field who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Mi querida Fabiola's Ramiro Erramu got a free kick in the 97th minute. In the 98th minute of the match Maurice Yoshioka shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Filipo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.