U18 World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 8052 (Terracing: 6040, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Bruno Maraman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Malvin during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 minutes, Federico Anaya made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Deportivo Mandiyu's Delmar Quintin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Ruy in the 31st minute of play. Freddy Txilar kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Moises Hartz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38thth minute of the game Federico Anaya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Ferdinand to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes, Deportivo Mandiyu's Moises Hartz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Deportivo Mandiyu reached it.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Anaya in the 52nd minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Malvin got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Freddy Txilar charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddy Txilar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Freddy Txilar got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Anaya in the 66th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Sportivo Ben Hur:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Deportivo Mandiyu:s goal. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Deportivo Mandiyu. Arsenio Jerardo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ovidio Maureo. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Freddy Txilar got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Ovidio Maureo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Anaya in the 76th minute of play. Ovidio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Anaya in the 77th minute of the match. Raimundo Primo's late challenge caught a Deportivo Mandiyu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raimundo Primo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Primo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victorino Olando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ovidio Maureo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorino Olando hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Delmar Quintin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.