U18 World League

El Horno
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frichoso Novo started the match with the kick off. If Lidon Bengoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natal Tuñon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Martin Pasqua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erlantz Allo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Xilo Piñeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adalberto Pedroso hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute of the match, Frichoso Novo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Pasqua saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Martin Pasqua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frichoso Novo in the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mete y Raspa FC defense, Gabriel Gay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrique Sobrido. The Mete y Raspa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrique Sobrido should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute, Erlantz Allo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mete y Raspa FC's Natal Tuñon pulled a muscle in his leg after 27 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Mete y Raspa FC's Gogo Sanguino was substituted for Natal Tuñon. A collision led to Chivos de Punto Fijo getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bela Gayoso hit a great ball. After 36 minutes of play, Chivos de Punto Fijo's Martin Amenedo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Sobrido was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martin Pasqua made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Erlantz Allo sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Gay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Martin Amenedo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Frichoso Novo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulizes Maquibar kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 64 minutes of play, Mete y Raspa FC's Frichoso Novo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Pasqua was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mete y Raspa FC's Enrique Sobrido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Mete y Raspa FC from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Chivos de Punto Fijo's goal looked a bit too open when Frichoso Novo came free, but Martin Pasqua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mete y Raspa FC's Enrique Sobrido got control of the ball when Lidon Bengoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Mete y Raspa FC's Erlantz Allo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Pasqua was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chivos de Punto Fijo's Ilazki Zumalburu was substituted for Paulino Alfebra. Martin Pasqua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erlantz Allo in the 91st minute of play. The Chivos de Punto Fijo players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mete y Raspa FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.