U18 World League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chris Martin took the kick off in the first half of the match. A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆'s Edgard Iraunkor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆ from getting a goal against them. After having played for 12 minutes, Hipolito Cordera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zurdo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hipolito Cordera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute Maximo Rico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santo Quinto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edgard Iraunkor firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Hipolito Cordera came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Zurdo FC 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 Hipolito Cordera couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Pabla came free, but Edgard Iraunkor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆'s Severiano Paulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robustiano Frederik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Chris Martin scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robustiano Frederik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Chris Martin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Zurdo FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆ were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardino Pabla made a kick off. In the 55th minute, A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆'s Maximo Rico ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robustiano Frederik. Robustiano Frederik yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When Froilan Benet fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zurdo FC's protests and gave Froilan Benet a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Zurdo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Froilan Benet to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Santo Quinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zurdo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆ the free kick. Edgard Iraunkor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Cordera in the 69th minute of the match. Edgard Iraunkor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Pabla, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Robustiano Frederik was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Maximo Rico capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maximo Rico really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. 85 minutes into the match, Chris Martin notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Zurdo FC's Robustiano Frederik. Robustiano Frederik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Vladimiro Ekialde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Frederik was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Maximo Rico might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robustiano Frederik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximo Rico ran back to his position shaking his head. When Chris Martin came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the A Sку Fυℓℓ σf Sтαяѕ ☆ 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 Chris Martin couldn't finish the play.