U18 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Teofilio got the match started through his kick off. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Benjamin Arnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 3rd minute of play. In the 11th minute, Jimeno Teofilio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Benjamin Arnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Tuste in the 13th minute of play. Benjamin Arnas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Osasun in the 21st minute. When Niceto Lluciano fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bendito Sea El Fernet's protests and gave Niceto Lluciano a yellow card for diving instead. Arnoldo Pasqual took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nemesio Firman. Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Benjamin Arnas got control of the ball when Fabio Machado tried to sneak it across the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Augusto Osasun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Bortzaioriz in the 55th minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Benjamin Arnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Arnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Osasun, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Martin Columbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnoldo Pasqual kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Felipe Cerilo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ and the Bendito Sea El Fernet players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Cerilo. Benjamin Arnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Rosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Valentin Francho got a free kick in the 71st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Cerilo in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nemesio Firman saved Bendito Sea El Fernet from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Valentin Francho got a free kick in the 78th minute. Nemesio Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Cerilo in the 79th minute of the match. Bendito Sea El Fernet's Nemesio Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Cerilo in the 82nd minute of play. Nemesio Firman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Cerilo in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Osasun came free, but Benjamin Arnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, Bendito Sea El Fernet failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.