U18 World League

Monumental de Valle
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rey Villarragut got the match started through his kick off. Gustavo Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alan Romero in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Calvet Babia saved Valle Saron from getting behind. In the 7th match minute, Valle Saron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Sarmanton to maneuver through the defense. Calvet Babia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Ceilândia Futebol Clube's Alan Romero in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valle Saron's goalie prevented a goal. Ceilândia Futebol Clube's Danilo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Menendez in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Valle Saron's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Romero came free, but Calvet Babia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Valle Saron's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Romero came free, but Calvet Babia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ceilândia Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dé Hoffmann hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Ceilândia Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zadornin Foronda came free, but Danilo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Alan Romero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valle Saron's Calvet Babia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Elpidio Menendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Calvet Babia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Romero in the 30th minute of play. When Joey Lugunez came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Valle Saron 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 Joey Lugunez couldn't finish the play. After 33 minutes, Etxatxu Penas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valle Saron and the Ceilândia Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Romero in the 40th minute of play forced Valle Saron's goalkeeper Calvet Babia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joey Lugunez fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valle Saron's protests and gave Joey Lugunez a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Alan Romero put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Calvet Babia. 46 minutes in the game, Zadornin Foronda fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Danilo Garcia having to interfere. In the 48th minute, Elpidio Menendez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alan Romero to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcelino Sarmanton charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelino Sarmanton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Calvet Babia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 57 played minutes Valle Saron got a freekick which was hit by Joey Lugunez. Ceilândia Futebol Clube's Samuel Donatello was substituted for Alan Romero. After 58 played minutes Valle Saron got a freekick which was hit by Joey Lugunez. With a little luck, Valle Saron's Calvet Babia got control of the ball when Gustavo Alves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Danilo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Menendez in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Ceilândia Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Menendez came free, but Danilo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonas Dracena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Calvet Babia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Calvet Babia managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Ceilândia Futebol Clube's Samuel Donatello fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Jonas Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ceilândia Futebol Clube 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 Jonas Dracena couldn't finish the play. Rey Villarragut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonas Dracena's late challenge caught a Valle Saron's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonas Dracena helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Jonas Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Calvet Babia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Donatello in the 97th minute of play.