U18 World League

Palermo
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Constantino Peter started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Anacleto Damario. Jairo Alonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Cai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conrado Eron made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Celestino Evangelista sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Palermo AFC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Anacleto Damario hit a great ball. In the 16th minute Constantino Peter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Alonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Palermo AFC defense, Constantino Peter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Alonso. The Palermo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Alonso should have stopped the shot. In the 19th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Acuña to maneuver through the defense. After 20 played minutes, Palermo AFC's Teodosio Stanislao shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Conrado Eron 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 Palermo AFC reached it. A collision led to Palermo AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Bernardino Chuse hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Carolo Chus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute of the match, Clodoveo Rodriguez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Conrado Eron was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 32 minutes of play, Cura del Futbol's Marcial Stephen made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Alonso was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Tobias Sasoin got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 37th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Chus to maneuver through the defense. Anacleto Damario hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's Carlos Bartolome sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jairo Alonso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cura del Futbol's Marcial Stephen got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Cura del Futbol were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celestino Evangelista to make the kick off. Teodosio Stanislao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Eron having to interfere. In the 57th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Peter to maneuver through the defense. After 59 played minutes Cura del Futbol got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Aztore. Teodosio Stanislao took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Conrado Eron. Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Ernesto Ascencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute of the match Teodosio Stanislao sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Conrado Eron skillfully saved the ball. Carolo Chus kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes, Palermo AFC's Teodosio Stanislao shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Conrado Eron 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 Palermo AFC reached it. 82 minutes in the game, Carlos Bartolome fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jairo Alonso having to interfere. Jairo Alonso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcial Stephen in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Palermo AFC booed when Cura del Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Bartolome didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Constantino Peter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Stanislao in the 91st minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Conrado Eron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Stephen kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Saverio Boni was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Saverio Boni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo Alonso was a little too slow when Constantino Peter got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cura del Futbol walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.