U18 World League

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) When Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the MORPH 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 Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini couldn't finish the play. Marco Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bautista Govantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Alfredo Madeo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bautista Govantes in the 9th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Marco Lixandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Lixandro made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Cosmo Kramer sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bautista Govantes in the 16th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Marco Lixandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Estebano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hustaz Gabaldon hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Real Marabino's zone, Alfredo Madeo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markvincent Ogero came out of the goal and Alfredo Madeo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd match minute, Real Marabino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hustaz Gabaldon to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Real Marabino's zone, Antonio Gartzea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markvincent Ogero came out of the goal and Antonio Gartzea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marco Lixandro made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Costanza in the 37th minute. Marco Lixandro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosmo Kramer in the 39th minute. When Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the MORPH 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 Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini couldn't finish the play. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Estebano to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, MORPH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Hegoi to maneuver through the defense. Marco Lixandro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastian Errarte in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Bastian Errarte came free, but Marco Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Costanza in the 61st minute of play. Real Marabino's Markvincent Ogero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Real Marabino from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Estebano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Markvincent Ogero made a huge save. In the 71st minute Marcelo Estebano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markvincent Ogero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Markvincent Ogero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Estebano in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Erubiel Jusepe got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Erubiel Jusepe got a free kick in the 77th minute. George Costanza kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastian Errarte in the 79th minute of play. Marco Lixandro came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Real Marabino's George Costanza. But to his dismay, George Costanza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Marco Lixandro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastian Errarte in the 85th minute of the match. Markvincent Ogero was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Marcelo Estebano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelo Estebano really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Real Marabino players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.