U18 World League

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonatan Mendiguren kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Jonatan Mendiguren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BINGO FUEL and the ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ players grew even worse after the yellow card. 6 minutes into the match, ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Mendiguren came free, but Raul Oton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s goalkeeper Raul Oton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Avellaneda in the 8th minute of play forced BINGO FUEL's goalkeeper Narciso Mantilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Saverio Lehior looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Raul Oton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Mendiguren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gutierre Pardelas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Raul Oton made a huge save. Ulises Dodorol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th match minute, BINGO FUEL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lekubegi Ochandiano to maneuver through the defense. When Fabio Onofre came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ 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 Fabio Onofre couldn't finish the play. Narciso Mantilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Avellaneda in the 33rd minute of the match. Ovidio Avellaneda's late challenge caught a BINGO FUEL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ovidio Avellaneda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Ovidio Avellaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Erasto Palafox took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Raul Oton to make any attempt to save it. Fabio Onofre scored 1-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narciso Mantilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saverio Lehior was the one to do the kick off. Raul Oton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Mendiguren, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Lekubegi Ochandiano fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BINGO FUEL's protests and gave Lekubegi Ochandiano a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BINGO FUEL's Lekubegi Ochandiano got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ovidio Avellaneda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Narciso Mantilla skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 71 minutes into the match, Roi Zubiaga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Oton. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roi Zubiaga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After 83 played minutes ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Avellaneda. After a defensive mix-up in ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s zone, Jonatan Mendiguren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raul Oton came out of the goal and Jonatan Mendiguren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Jonatan Mendiguren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Raul Oton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.