U18 World League

El Paredón
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Taio Sánchez started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Taio Sánchez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Leandro Romildo. Leandro Romildo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dei Balcells struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Leandro Romildo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07. If Dennis Bergkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartolomé Correa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dennis Bergkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Leandro Romildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Marciano Timo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Serafin Haimar hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Bartolomé Correa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Romildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's zone, Taio Sánchez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Romildo came out of the goal and Taio Sánchez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the game, Taio Sánchez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Leandro Romildo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 42 played minutes C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 got a freekick which was hit by Eriz Andres. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marciano Timo was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Luisito Francis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 the free kick. After 52 played minutes lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Francis. 55 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Leandro Romildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolomé Correa. Bartolomé Correa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvito Yeste replaced Dei Balcells. In the 70th minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Taio Sánchez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Salvador Durango played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Timo in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafin Haimar during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Serafin Haimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leandro Romildo was a little too slow when Bartolomé Correa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 2-4. After a rather tough play, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Marciano Timo got a free kick in the 89th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.