U18 World League

El Borinot
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Humberto Bartoli kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Arnulfo Osoitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FMArgentina and the Tirant lo Blanch players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, FMArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Osoitz to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Pelayo Valdivia got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 10 played minutes FMArgentina got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Osoitz. Romulo Ursino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oihan Cazorla, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 16th minute, Tirant lo Blanch's Ivón Barroso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Ivón Barroso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Romulo Ursino made a huge save. If Pelayo Valdivia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romulo Ursino came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Tirant lo Blanch's Pelayo Valdivia. But to his dismay, Pelayo Valdivia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Romulo Ursino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pelayo Valdivia went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. When Ivón Barroso came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Tirant lo Blanch 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 Ivón Barroso couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute, Arnulfo Osoitz 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivón Barroso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Pelayo Valdivia fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tirant lo Blanch's protests and gave Pelayo Valdivia a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Pelayo Valdivia got a free kick in the 64th minute. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Mergildo Pascua hit a great ball. FMArgentina's Romulo Ursino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivón Barroso in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, FMArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasio Atarrabi to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FMArgentina's zone, Mergildo Pascua stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Ursino came out of the goal and Mergildo Pascua tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Mergildo Pascua hit a great ball. Eriberto Segura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Osoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Barto Arratia during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Barto Arratia got a free kick in the 78th minute. Eriberto Segura was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Humberto Bartoli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Humberto Bartoli really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. In the 89th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gai Alavedra to maneuver through the defense. Many of FMArgentina's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. FMArgentina may have spent more time on the ball, but Tirant lo Blanch were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.