U18 World League

Ricardo Garviras
Spectators: 8480 (Terracing: 6361, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Urko Navedo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 11th minute, Hernando Barriga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Urko Navedo 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. In the 13th minute Urko Navedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xulian Vegal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Santo Posiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xulian Vegal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xulian Vegal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urko Navedo in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Nicolao Gago hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Santo Posiga came free, but Xulian Vegal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urko Navedo in the 37th minute of play forced Roneros F.C.'s goalkeeper Xulian Vegal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Urko Navedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xulian Vegal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ximenez Aller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Xulian Vegal stood somewhat misplaced when Santikurtz Romay came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 59 minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santo Posiga got free with Xulian Vegal in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 70 played minutes ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ got a freekick which was hit by Lando Reboiras. After a rather tough play, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Tabb Mayoral got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Xuoco Zaera came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Roneros F.C. 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 Xuoco Zaera couldn't finish the play. Leo Zaballos charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leo Zaballos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Leo Zaballos got a free kick in the 74th minute. Danny Rubinos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Xulian Vegal made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Santo Posiga sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute Urko Navedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xulian Vegal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santikurtz Romay to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Lando Reboiras hit a great ball. Roneros F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Urko Navedo scored to the left of an out of position Xulian Vegal, making the score, 1-3. Xulian Vegal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urko Navedo in the 94th minute of play. The Roneros F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s performance. The match ended with a win for ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★.