U18 World League

ROJO LEN
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edelmiro Dolfos got the match started through his kick off. When Nicolas Rico fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ROJO's protests and gave Nicolas Rico a yellow card for diving instead. Nicolas Rico hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Edelmiro Dolfos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Roano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Melquiades Rocio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Ebardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Roano having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Filomeno Sindo managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's supporters rose to their feet, but Filomeno Sindo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anacleto Honrio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filomeno Sindo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anacleto Honrio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. If Leonel Polentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Ebardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Enrique Roano made a huge save. Anacleto Honrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Sindo in the 31st minute of play. Anacleto Honrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Polentzi in the 34th minute of play. Denis Ebardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Roano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Filomeno Sindo might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anacleto Honrio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filomeno Sindo ran back to his position shaking his head.

Anacleto Honrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Sindo in the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA booed when ROJO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Orland didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Aurelio Chabier from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Anacleto Honrio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Enrique Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edelmiro Dolfos in the 58th minute of the match. Denis Ebardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Roano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Filomeno Sindo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anacleto Honrio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Leonel Polentzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anacleto Honrio. ROJO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonel Polentzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Enrique Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Ebardo in the 79th minute of the match. When Filomeno Sindo came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Filomeno Sindo couldn't finish the play. Laureano Michael's late challenge caught a INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Michael helped the player get up and apologised. A hard shot by Melquiades Rocio from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got Anacleto Honrio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Filomeno Sindo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anacleto Honrio came out and tried to block the shot, but Filomeno Sindo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonel Polentzi got free with Anacleto Honrio in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Dalmacio Ordono hit a great ball. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.