U18 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6326, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabián Haste took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfonso Cauli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yiyo Jaen, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute Anthony Tocci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damaso Zafrilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damaso Zafrilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Tocci, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Fabián Haste in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciruel Academy's goalie prevented a goal. After 19 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Villanueva. When Ciro Sciamanna fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Ciro Sciamanna a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Sciamanna to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Cauli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Velasco Vives in the 22nd minute. Velasco Vives kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Yiyo Jaen. After 26 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Tocci. Ciruel Academy's Damaso Zafrilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabián Haste in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Ciruel Academy getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Blasi Valcarcel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Tocci in the 31st minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Damaso Zafrilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damaso Zafrilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fraj Shibalkin in the 34th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Rafael Villanueva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciruel Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ the free kick. Rafael Villanueva hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Fabián Haste struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Damaso Zafrilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ. Alfonso Cauli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Villanueva in the 45th minute. When Rafael Villanueva was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. In the 47th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Villanueva to maneuver through the defense. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Cosimo Marulli was substituted for Anthony Tocci. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Rafael Villanueva got a free kick in the 49th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enzo Urruti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yiyo Jaen to maneuver through the defense. When Ciruel Academy's Yiyo Jaen in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalie prevented a goal. Ciruel Academy's Damaso Zafrilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Ciruel Academy from getting a goal against them. Damaso Zafrilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabián Haste in the 60th minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quico Gibert in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Damaso Zafrilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cosimo Marulli. Ciro Sciamanna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damaso Zafrilla having to make a save. In the 68th minute Cosimo Marulli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damaso Zafrilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yiyo Jaen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfonso Cauli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiyo Jaen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Alfonso Cauli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damaso Zafrilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabián Haste in the 92nd minute of play. Damaso Zafrilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabián Haste in the 93rd minute of the match. Edarlito Kato charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edarlito Kato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edarlito Kato didn't get a good kick on the ball.