U18 World League

HOWL
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Simon Gutierrez made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Gabriel Isusko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raimundo Botello. Howling Dawn U18's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Isusko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Howling Dawn U18's Raimundo Botello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Isusko in the 7th minute of play. Raimundo Botello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Isusko went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute, Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Primitivo Tiso. The goal made the score 1-2. After having played for 15 minutes, Fermin Cilio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Howling Dawn U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fermin Cilio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute, Howling Dawn U18's Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. A collision led to Acercate Y Patea de Lejos getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gabriel Isusko hit a great ball. If Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimundo Botello came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Gabriel Isusko. But to his dismay, Gabriel Isusko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. 40 minutes into the game, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Gabriel Isusko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimundo Botello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. 45 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu came free, but Primitivo Tiso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Urbasa. The Howling Dawn U18 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos were winning 2-4.

54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eugenio Nataniel was slow to take the kick. During this time Howling Dawn U18's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Xalvador Xanthakos heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 64th minute Simon Gutierrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Botello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gabriel Isusko came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos 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 Gabriel Isusko couldn't finish the play. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Esteve Sotero was substituted for Aristides Maore. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Leandro Miliano was substituted for Felix Urbes. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Mariano Lidon was substituted for Nereo Gamus. After 77 played minutes Acercate Y Patea de Lejos got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Miliano. With a little luck, Howling Dawn U18's Raimundo Botello got control of the ball when Gabriel Isusko tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Teo Karmel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugenio Nataniel struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Primitivo Tiso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Howling Dawn U18. Raimundo Botello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Isusko in the 96th minute of the match. The Howling Dawn U18 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's performance. The match ended with a win for Acercate Y Patea de Lejos.