U18 World League

Altunama
Spectators: 7712 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ermegildo Pepillo got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Tabor in the 8th minute of play forced LosPibardos F.C's goalkeeper Guillen Cabada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Eriberto Tabor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillen Cabada was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 11 played minutes El ABUELO FC got a freekick which was hit by Octavio Argenis. Marciano Lertxun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anibal Quintas in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Dimas in the 14th minute of play forced LosPibardos F.C's goalkeeper Guillen Cabada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillen Cabada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Dimas in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Romulo Guib shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillen Cabada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marciano Lertxun made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Aniol Mora sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, El ABUELO FC's Marciano Lertxun got control of the ball when Quique Figueroa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of LosPibardos F.C booed when El ABUELO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Pepillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marciano Lertxun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Colillas in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by El ABUELO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Quique Figueroa was slow to take the kick. During this time LosPibardos F.C's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on LosPibardos F.C's corner Quique Figueroa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marciano Lertxun quite easily take care of the ball. In the 29th minute, Romulo Guib left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El ABUELO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 32 minutes into the game, Anibal Quintas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marciano Lertxun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th minute, Aaron Dimas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillen Cabada was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Aaron Dimas hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to LosPibardos F.C getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Aarón Jurado hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in LosPibardos F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! In the 48th minute there was a penalty for El ABUELO FC. Agustin Nel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Guillen Cabada. 1-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Marciano Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quique Figueroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Francesco Colillas's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Colillas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to LosPibardos F.C getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Francesco Colillas hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Guib got free with Guillen Cabada in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Romulo Guib could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Guillen Cabada however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, LosPibardos F.C's Tabb De Silva got a free kick in the 69th minute. Eriberto Tabor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 73 minutes into the match, LosPibardos F.C's Anibal Quintas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marciano Lertxun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El ABUELO FC's Serafin Eskuin suffered a fractured collar bone after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Aniol Mora's late challenge caught a El ABUELO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aniol Mora helped the player get up and apologised. El ABUELO FC's Ruperto Urre was substituted for Serafin Eskuin. Aniol Mora kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Ermegildo Pepillo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Aarón Jurado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Guib got free with Guillen Cabada in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched El ABUELO FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.