U18 World League

CIUDADELA
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodosio Palban started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Délio Tepedino during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Délio Tepedino hit a great ball. Haroldo Mineiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaspar Rosario went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Teodosio Palban took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Haroldo Mineiro to make any attempt to save it. 20 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Teodosio Palban came free, but Haroldo Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feliciano Chorche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Délio Tepedino in the 24th minute of the match. Haroldo Mineiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Esteban Savier showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. Feliciano Chorche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Délio Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Bertassi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliciano Chorche was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Amador Aldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Délio Tepedino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marquinhos Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Feliciano Chorche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marquinhos Bertassi in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Feliciano Chorche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 55 minutes into the match, San Martin de Tucumán's goalkeeper Feliciano Chorche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Délio Tepedino. A collision led to San Martin de Tucumán getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gaspar Rosario hit a great ball. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Haroldo Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Savier in the 66th minute of play. After 68 played minutes ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Bertassi. Feliciano Chorche stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marquinhos Bertassi's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. If Délio Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 79 minutes, Délio Tepedino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Délio Tepedino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antonio Gumaro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Haroldo Mineiro. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lenílson Mendes hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Haroldo Mineiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Savier, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Antonio Gumaro kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Délio Tepedino came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the ≈SΞVĺЯΔ 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 Délio Tepedino couldn't finish the play.