U18 World League

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Sajones F.C.'s Carolo Brais 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 3rd match minute, Sajones F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Ciceron to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Arceo kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Carolo Brais dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Txaran Cancela, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Sajones F.C.'s Clemente Gonzales got a free kick in the 12th minute. Sajones F.C.'s Fidel Bingen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartuelo Ruich in the 15th minute of play. Clemente Gonzales might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Txaran Cancela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clemente Gonzales ran back to his position shaking his head. Silverio Piearres hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Fidel Bingen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordarrell Zabala in the 22nd minute of the match. Fidel Bingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joao Artaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Clemente Gonzales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Txaran Cancela. Fire Breathers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Clemente Gonzales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 34th minute, German Arnas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fidel Bingen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joao Artaza in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Cordarrell Zabala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fidel Bingen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 42 minutes into the match, Yiyo Encinas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fidel Bingen. Sajones F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yiyo Encinas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2.

When Bartuelo Ruich came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Fire Breathers FC 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 Bartuelo Ruich couldn't finish the play. Leonides Ordono hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Yiyo Encinas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fidel Bingen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joao Artaza's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Fonda Gabriel kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Angel Ciceron sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fire Breathers FC's Txaran Cancela didn't even have to move. Txaran Cancela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Quinteros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Txaran Cancela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Brais, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Txaran Cancela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Salomone in the 64th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Fire Breathers FC's Cordarrell Zabala dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Joao Artaza's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Fidel Bingen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 75th minute Cordarrell Zabala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Bingen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Joao Artaza could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Fidel Bingen however easily saved by the left post. Fire Breathers FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dani Murgia in the 86th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Cordarrell Zabala heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some careless play in the Fire Breathers FC defense, Carolo Brais kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Txaran Cancela. The Fire Breathers FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Txaran Cancela should have stopped the shot. Fire Breathers FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sajones F.C. had controlled the match.