U18 World League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 8085 (Terracing: 6065, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benjamin Lemos started the match with the kick off. After 9 minutes of play, Vanadio F.C.'s Benjamin Lemos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angel Gartzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felix Rumaldo took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cugat Cardet. Cugat Cardet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 19th minute, Gustavo Grabiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the game, Vanadio F.C.'s Christian Arratia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angel Gartzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 26th minute, Perpinya Tirado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cugat Cardet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Salvidor, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Cugat Cardet came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Reyes F.C.'s Felix Rumaldo. But to his dismay, Felix Rumaldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Cugat Cardet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Baumer, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Benjamin Lemos made a precise shot to the right of Angel Gartzi. Reyes F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Benjamin Lemos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Angel Gartzi made a huge save. Vanadio F.C.'s Cugat Cardet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Rumaldo in the 44th minute of play. Cugat Cardet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Baumer in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amador Baumer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cugat Cardet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Baumer in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Grabiel in the 53rd minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Cugat Cardet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angel Gartzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Arratia in the 61st minute of the match. Octavio Flores kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Caton Rascon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angel Gartzi. Reyes F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caton Rascon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. After 71 minutes, Felix Rumaldo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reyes F.C. and the Vanadio F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Felix Rumaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute Caton Rascon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Gartzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caton Rascon to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Caton Rascon hit a great ball. Angel Gartzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Arratia, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Vanadio F.C.'s Cugat Cardet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Vanadio F.C. from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s Benjamin Lemos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angel Gartzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Benicio Valery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Octavio Flores kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vanadio F.C. had played much better football throughout.