U18 World League

Leandro hoffmann
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nereo Rufo got the match started through his kick off. With 4 minutes on the clock, Braulio Ederono commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Black Sky FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Braulio Ederono hit a great ball. After 5 minutes, Gaudencio Darien made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Black Sky FC's Eliseo Ellande tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Mosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Eutor, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Ricardo Mosen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Rufo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute of the match Black Sky FC got a corner. AFTER GYM FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saverio Weather ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFTER GYM FC's goalie and right to Aureliano Resto. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFTER GYM FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Rufo in the 17th minute of play forced AFTER GYM FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Mosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Generoso Jacob in the 32nd minute of the match. Eliseo Ellande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Inocente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Venancio Kaiet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Saverio Weather managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Sky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Weather was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Mosen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd match minute, Black Sky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Weather to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Cleto Aurken kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eliseo Ellande. That made the score 3-0 in the 43 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gaudencio Darien made a kick off. Eliseo Ellande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Darien in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Jacobo Inocente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nereo Rufo might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Mosen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nereo Rufo ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardo Mosen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nereo Rufo's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Jacobo Inocente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eliseo Ellande didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaudencio Darien went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Nereo Rufo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ricardo Mosen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Black Sky FC's Eliseo Ellande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Darien in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFTER GYM FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Black Sky FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.