U18 World League

Estadio Ciénega
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, 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. Meti Gol started the match with the kick off. Nunez Larpe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Benvide having to interfere. Nacho Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Frechoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute of the match, Romulo Nahia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nacho Gonzalez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some careless play in the Pilar FC defense, Erling Jering kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeo Benvide. The Pilar FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeo Benvide should have stopped the shot. Romeo Benvide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Jering, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Generoso Jerardo fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pilar FC's protests and gave Generoso Jerardo a yellow card for diving instead. Generoso Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match Gaudencio Lixandro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeo Benvide skillfully saved the ball. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pilar FC's goalkeeper Romeo Benvide, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Pilar FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Eriberto Lesardo hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Luisito Gelmiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romeo Benvide. Pilar FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luisito Gelmiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romulo Nahia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Real Racing Club's Romeo Benvide threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erling Jering, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 54 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goalkeeper Romeo Benvide had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Meti Gol. 61 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goalkeeper Romeo Benvide had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisito Gelmiro. Ildefonso Frechoso charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ildefonso Frechoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pilar FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Ildefonso Frechoso hit a great ball. Gaudencio Lixandro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Romeo Benvide. Pilar FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Guillen in the 66th minute of play forced Pilar FC's goalkeeper Romeo Benvide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Benvide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Larpe in the 77th minute of the match. Ildefonso Frechoso might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nacho Gonzalez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ildefonso Frechoso ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Real Racing Club's Luisito Gelmiro got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Romulo Nahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho Gonzalez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.