U18 World League

The Lab
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernando Osoitz kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Primitivo Chago 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Los Gallos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SIMvergüenzas:s goal. After 10 minutes Los Gallos's goalkeeper Filiberto Iratzeder managed, with a little bit of luck, save Bero Freire's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. After a defensive mix-up in SIMvergüenzas's zone, Uriel Rik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torcuato Garcia came out of the goal and Uriel Rik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Llanos Durango hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SIMvergüenzas's zone, Valentin Neron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torcuato Garcia came out of the goal and Valentin Neron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Primitivo Chago in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Torcuato Garcia saved SIMvergüenzas from getting behind. Filiberto Iratzeder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Izaguirre, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Los Gallos's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Izaguirre came free, but Filiberto Iratzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amarante Dellasierra hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Bero Freire came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the SIMvergüenzas 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 Bero Freire couldn't finish the play. Valentin Neron took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Torcuato Garcia. Torcuato Garcia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bero Freire was the one to do the kick off. Bero Freire hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Salvador Aballe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Torcuato Garcia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Etxave Solera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torcuato Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Neron in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Fernando Osoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torcuato Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Osoitz hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 68 played minutes Los Gallos got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Neron. After having played for 71 minutes, Valentin Neron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Gallos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Neron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eneko Quesada charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eneko Quesada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Torcuato Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primitivo Chago in the 75th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes SIMvergüenzas got a freekick which was hit by Eneko Quesada. A collision led to SIMvergüenzas getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eneko Quesada hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Neron in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Torcuato Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole.