U18 World League

Termas Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jesus Gargollo started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Virgilio Mancebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Fcion C.A. defense, Jesus Gargollo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alonzo Tartalo. The Fcion C.A. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alonzo Tartalo should have stopped the shot. The Red Reign fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Red Reign's Jesus Gargollo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 11 played minutes Red Reign got a freekick which was hit by Javier Barricat. Paulo Chandivilla made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Celso Bilintx sent off a good shot on target. Javier Barricat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alonzo Tartalo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Humberto Beat fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fcion C.A.'s protests and gave Humberto Beat a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, one of Fcion C.A.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fcion C.A.. Alonzo Tartalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Mancebo in the 28th minute of the match. Genaro Gar's late challenge caught a Red Reign's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genaro Gar helped the player get up and apologised. Genaro Gar kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Javier Barricat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonzo Tartalo was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Humberto Beat kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Fcion C.A.'s Alonzo Tartalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Gargollo in the 39th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Arnulfo Nuno made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Fcion C.A. getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Celestino Sarracino hit a great ball. Alonzo Tartalo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pedro Coz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 55 minute of play. Alonzo Tartalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Gargollo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Fcion C.A.'s goalkeeper Alonzo Tartalo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jesus Gargollo. 66 minutes into the match, Fcion C.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Gargollo came free, but Alonzo Tartalo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arias Deleon kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Javier Barricat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Alonzo Tartalo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, Fcion C.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Enaut to maneuver through the defense. After 73 played minutes Pedro Coz shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Fcion C.A.'s Alonzo Tartalo to catch but Pedro Coz was lucky. It became 0-5 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. In the 81st minute of the match, Jesus Gargollo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alonzo Tartalo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 83rd match minute, Fcion C.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Sanson to maneuver through the defense. Red Reign's Jesus Gargollo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alonzo Tartalo was a little too slow when Jesus Gargollo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-7. When the final whistle sounded Red Reign left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fcion C.A..