U18 World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7417 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 150) Claudio-Di-Domenico Echeverri made the kick off and thus started the match. Simon Baumar kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came free, but Alfredo Txilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Urbano Rainerio put in a rough tackle. In the 13th minute, one of Real Còrdoba FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Real Còrdoba FC. The referee gave El Fortín de Floresta a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Donato Pancho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Real Còrdoba FC's Igor Jago. 1-0. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Real Còrdoba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristides Perpinya didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horacio Jerano got free with Igor Jago in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 23 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Guillen. Igor Jago didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when El Fortín de Floresta's Horacio Jerano shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 33rd minute, Amancio Loramendi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Còrdoba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 37th minute Aristides Perpinya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Txilar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aristides Perpinya charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aristides Perpinya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Real Còrdoba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristides Perpinya didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Horacio Jerano made the kick off in the second half. In the 61st minute, one of El Fortín de Floresta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for El Fortín de Floresta. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Real Còrdoba FC's Claudio-Di-Domenico Echeverri got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alfredo Txilar. The audience was convinced that Horacio Jerano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Jago was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Alfredo Txilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Perpinya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Còrdoba FC's Igor Jago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Jerano in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th minute Horacio Jerano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Jago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79th play minutes Horacio Jerano shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Igor Jago and just under the crossbar into goal. Igor Jago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Jerano in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Jerano in the 97th minute of play forced Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Igor Jago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Còrdoba FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Fortín de Floresta.