U18 World League

Pucura
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xabel Vallejo started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Snorlax FC got a freekick which was hit by Tinguaro Abaitua. After 4 minutes, Xavi Codina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Snorlax FC and the TurboUC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Snorlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavi Codina to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, Edgar Villamayor dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jose Ferrel, 1-0. Jose Ferrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenaido Davison in the 12th minute of play. 2-0 became the score in the 13th minute when Edgar Villamayor elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. TurboUC's Edgar Villamayor got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Anastasio Santana-Bauzá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edelmiro Villar scored 2-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marino Brunet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Xabel Vallejo got a free kick in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Snorlax FC's zone, Xabel Vallejo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jose Ferrel came out of the goal and Xabel Vallejo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xabel Vallejo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Jose Ferrel made a huge save. Jose Ferrel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Guilisasti in the 34th minute. In the 40th minute, Xabel Vallejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute Edelmiro Villar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Brunet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Guilisasti got free with Jose Ferrel in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute, Nereo Ibarguen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edelmiro Villar to make the kick off. Snorlax FC's Jose Ferrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xabel Vallejo in the 53rd minute of play. Francisco José Maeztu charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco José Maeztu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Francisco José Maeztu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Snorlax FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Guilisasti came free, but Jose Ferrel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, TurboUC's Marcos Guilisasti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jose Ferrel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Guilisasti in the 65th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Jose Ferrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Snorlax FC's Jose Ferrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xabel Vallejo in the 67th minute of play. Jose Ferrel came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by TurboUC's Xabel Vallejo. But to his dismay, Xabel Vallejo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. TurboUC's Xabel Vallejo got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jose Ferrel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Guilisasti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Madars Uchiha kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to TurboUC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Alifonso Jina hit a great ball. After 80 minutes, Xabel Vallejo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TurboUC and the Snorlax FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alifonso Jina hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Zenaido Davison's late challenge caught a Snorlax FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zenaido Davison helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 minutes, Alifonso Jina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TurboUC and the Snorlax FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Alifonso Jina got a free kick in the 85th minute. Snorlax FC's Jose Ferrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Villamayor in the 88th minute of play. Jose Ferrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenaido Davison, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Xabel Vallejo notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Snorlax FC's Jose Ferrel. Jose Ferrel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. TurboUC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.