U18 World League

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 8135 (Terracing: 6102, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 162) George Costanza made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Valhalla F.C. booed when Real Marabino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Arrazola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, George Costanza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elia Negroni was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, Valhalla F.C.'s Kaxen Roca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Markvincent Ogero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Kaxen Roca kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Real Marabino's George Costanza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elia Negroni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Valhalla F.C.'s Mino Juarbe got a free kick in the 22nd minute. George Costanza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Elia Negroni firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Valhalla F.C.'s Elia Negroni got control of the ball when George Costanza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Real Marabino's Markvincent Ogero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaxen Roca in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bastian Negroni during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes Real Marabino got a freekick which was hit by Bastian Negroni. Real Marabino's Cordara Bazan was substituted for Blas Arrazola. In the 35th minute, Kaxen Roca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xorxe Duran hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Elia Negroni acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 40th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Bastian Negroni. Claudinei Murrillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Markvincent Ogero having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kaxen Roca made a kick off. Elia Negroni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastian Errarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elia Negroni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Costanza in the 54th minute of play. Narciso Limia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Markvincent Ogero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerry Seinfeld kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. With his leg Markvincent Ogero managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Valhalla F.C.'s Kaxen Roca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 61st match minute, Real Marabino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sol Pendones to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Kaxen Roca made a precise shot to the right of Markvincent Ogero. Real Marabino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Xorxe Duran charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xorxe Duran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xorxe Duran to maneuver through the defense. Real Marabino made a substitution. Belarmo Zubiaga replaced Sol Pendones. Real Marabino made a substitution. Tibalt Soldevila replaced Rios Villaboa. Xorxe Duran kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Edur Rivet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 73 played minutes Real Marabino got a freekick which was hit by Tibalt Soldevila. In the 78th minute Kaxen Roca 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. In the 81st match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mino Juarbe to maneuver through the defense. When Cosmo Kramer came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Real Marabino 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 Cosmo Kramer couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Generosb Arrate was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valhalla F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Marabino the free kick. In the 85th minute, Generosb Arrate hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. George Costanza took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elia Negroni. Elia Negroni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 95th minute Cosmo Kramer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Negroni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Real Marabino were the better team. Real Marabino's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.