U18 World League

Taburiente
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gustavo De Paredes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pablo Arauz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Idiaquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. ORION F.C.'s Fernando Escobar pulled a muscle in his leg after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 12th match minute, Aysouraguán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikel Cabrera to maneuver through the defense. Baldemer Sevilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alejandro Mendieta's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Pablo Arauz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eloy Idiaquez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Baldemer Sevilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Mendieta in the 20th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Alejandro Mendieta made a precise shot to the right of Baldemer Sevilla. Aysouraguán's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Alejandro Mendieta sped through Aysouraguán's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Baldemer Sevilla. In the 28th minute, Gustavo De Paredes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baldemer Sevilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. José Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Seve Higuera received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pablo Arauz came out and tried to block the shot, but Seve Higuera slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 37th minute. If Gustavo De Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baldemer Sevilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Mendieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Baldemer Sevilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Mendieta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alejandro Mendieta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gustavo De Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldemer Sevilla having to interfere. In the 54th minute, José Santos 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. After 56 minutes, Apal Colsa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aysouraguán and the ORION F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Emiliano De Diego fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ORION F.C.'s protests and gave Emiliano De Diego a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Aysouraguán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apal Colsa to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Baldemer Sevilla successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 74 minutes into the match, ORION F.C.'s Gustavo De Paredes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baldemer Sevilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ORION F.C.'s Pablo Arauz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Ladra in the 84th minute of play. Enrique Ladra's late challenge caught a ORION F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrique Ladra helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Aysouraguán getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Enrique Ladra hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ORION F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.