U18 World League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Acevedo started the match with the kick off. Nouredine Mimoun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Rencio in the 4th minute of the match. Nouredine Mimoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Chayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 8th match minute, Adab FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by François Ahmed to maneuver through the defense. When Mounir Achiu fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Adab FC's protests and gave Mounir Achiu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Mounir Achiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Acevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Adab FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Acevedo came free, but Nouredine Mimoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 18 minutes on the clock, Chaba Larbi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Adab FC! An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Chayo in the 27th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Nouredine Mimoun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Adab FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Acevedo came free, but Nouredine Mimoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teofilo Laurgain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from François Ahmed in the 35th minute of the match. Nouredine Mimoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Chayo in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Francisco Chayo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The E➣ PINCHARRATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Damaso Lehen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albano Bladi in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Hocine Faudel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Albano Bladi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 51st playminute. A collision led to Adab FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Hocine Faudel hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by François Ahmed during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of E➣ PINCHARRATA booed when Adab FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. François Ahmed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adab FC made a substitution. Hamid Macias replaced Mohamed Mezair. After 59 played minutes Adab FC got a freekick which was hit by François Ahmed. Nouredine Mimoun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Acevedo in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nouredine Mimoun was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. François Ahmed hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Acevedo in the 64th minute of play. Adab FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Sebastian Acevedo 71 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. With a little luck, Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun got control of the ball when Albano Bladi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nouredine Mimoun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Acevedo in the 76th minute of play. Nouredine Mimoun was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Damaso Lehen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damaso Lehen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. The supporters of E➣ PINCHARRATA booed when Adab FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. François Ahmed didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Damaso Lehen fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E➣ PINCHARRATA's protests and gave Damaso Lehen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd match minute, E➣ PINCHARRATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Lehen to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Rafik Reda Madouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Adab FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E➣ PINCHARRATA the free kick. Rafik Reda Madouni hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Adab FC from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute Francisco Chayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouredine Mimoun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, E➣ PINCHARRATA's Higinio Uxio got a free kick in the 90th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damaso Lehen got free with Nouredine Mimoun in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The E➣ PINCHARRATA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing E➣ PINCHARRATA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.