U18 World League

Pascual Guerrero
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frantxizko Serra took the kick off in the first half of the match. Celestino Villamañan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Dabi in the 4th minute of play. In the 8thth minute of the game Augusto Txaran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cordero Sotomayor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Gumaro having to interfere. When Xabel Barga fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Diablos Rojos's protests and gave Xabel Barga a yellow card for diving instead. When Gaston Durango fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Diablos Rojos's protests and gave Gaston Durango a yellow card for diving instead. Celestino Villamañan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Txaran in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Diablos Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Froiz. 32 minutes into the match, C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's goalkeeper Ildefonso Gumaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaston Durango. Cordero Sotomayor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ildefonso Gumaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Senin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Jose Senin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's Feliciano Ibañez got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Ildefonso Gumaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frantxizko Serra, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Cordero Sotomayor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diablos Rojos's Frantxizko Serra got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 60 minutes, Xaime Guillarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Diablos Rojos and the C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Diablos Rojos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xaime Guillarte to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Xacintu's late challenge caught a Diablos Rojos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Xacintu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's Gustavo Xacintu got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute Cordero Sotomayor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ildefonso Gumaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cordero Sotomayor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Gumaro having to interfere. C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's Ildefonso Gumaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cordero Sotomayor in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frantxizko Serra in the 75th minute of play forced C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's goalkeeper Ildefonso Gumaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's goal looked a bit too open when Cordero Sotomayor came free, but Ildefonso Gumaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's Ildefonso Gumaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frantxizko Serra in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 minutes of play, Diablos Rojos's Cordero Sotomayor made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ildefonso Gumaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Frantxizko Serra in the 91st minute of play forced C. A. DEPORTIVO NAHUEL's goalkeeper Ildefonso Gumaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Diablos Rojos had won after a very even match.