U18 World League

PAJARRACO NEST
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlín De la Cruz started the match with the kick off. After 8 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Yoel Quilempan. 10 minutes into the game, Valerio Ezquierdo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gerard Costa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Don Verga's late challenge caught a FC Anderlecht Huachipato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Don Verga helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PAJARRACO FC's Don Verga got a free kick in the 15th minute. A collision led to PAJARRACO FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Pablo-Enrique Raon hit a great ball. Orlín De la Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xaven Madama having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, PAJARRACO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Azuela to maneuver through the defense. After 30 played minutes PAJARRACO FC got a freekick which was hit by George Logroño. After 45th play minutes Orlín De la Cruz shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Xaven Madama and just under the crossbar into goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Enrique Azuela to strike the kick off in the second half. Jerson Santome charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerson Santome the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes PAJARRACO FC got a freekick which was hit by Jerson Santome. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yoel Quilempan got free with Xaven Madama in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enrique Azuela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 63rd minute of the match Jerson Santome completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jerson Santome a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Jerson Santome kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. PAJARRACO FC's Valerio Ezquierdo got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, FC Anderlecht Huachipato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoel Quilempan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to PAJARRACO FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Valerio Ezquierdo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Manolo Losada got a free kick in the 77th minute. Enrique Azuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Costa having to interfere. PAJARRACO FC's Valerio Ezquierdo got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Azuela in the 88th minute of play forced FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Gerard Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xaven Madama made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yoel Quilempan in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Orlín De la Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xaven Madama was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in FC Anderlecht Huachipato's zone, Valerio Ezquierdo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerard Costa came out of the goal and Valerio Ezquierdo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Despite being the better team, PAJARRACO FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.