U18 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patricio Garviras got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Gomez Antia got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Raebert Manzano. Zoil Peregrin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leszek Iwanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raebert Manzano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ulryk Cebula having to make a save. 10 minutes into the match, Jorge Niță dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ulryk Cebula, 1-0. Ulryk Cebula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raebert Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, KOLIBER OCYPEL's Leszek Iwanowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zoil Peregrin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Rubio Pando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ulryk Cebula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leszek Iwanowski hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Raebert Manzano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters rose to their feet, but Raebert Manzano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulryk Cebula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute Patricio Garviras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulryk Cebula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulryk Cebula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raebert Manzano in the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Jorge Niță was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KOLIBER OCYPEL the free kick. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Niță didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Ziemowit Gierlach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zoil Peregrin. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ziemowit Gierlach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leszek Iwanowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ziemowit Gierlach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grzegorz Barowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Grzegorz Barowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 64 played minutes KOLIBER OCYPEL got a freekick which was hit by Ziemowit Gierlach. 66 minutes into the game, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Patricio Garviras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulryk Cebula made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 71 minutes into the match, KOLIBER OCYPEL's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Garviras came free, but Ulryk Cebula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jorge Niță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Leszek Iwanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Lech Werra reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zoil Peregrin. The goal made the score 3-3. Raebert Manzano hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. If Rubio Pando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raebert Manzano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.