U18 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) RIVER's Anselmo Esdras started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Narciso Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Maher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 minutes RIVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Harvey Harden who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of RIVER's goalie and right to Emilio Felipe Poyer. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. RIVER's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Emilio Felipe Poyer hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Jonah Dobbs hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The supporters of RIVER booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Maher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quintin Saldana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Esdras, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Narciso Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Santiago in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Eleuterio Milio got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Maher in the 22nd minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Narciso Jerrald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Nicasio Mendebal made a precise shot to the right of Quintin Saldana. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Quintin Saldana made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Nicasio Mendebal sent off a good shot on target. Jonah Dobbs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Jerrald having to interfere. Narciso Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Maher in the 44th minute of play. Narciso Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Maher in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcus Maher was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Alvin Santiago took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Narciso Jerrald to make any attempt to save it. Narciso Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Maher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Endira in the 62nd minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Jerardo came free, but Quintin Saldana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Jerrald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Maher's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicasio Mendebal during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Mendebal to maneuver through the defense. Jonah Dobbs hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Nicasio Mendebal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RIVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicasio Mendebal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Jerardo charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Jerardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Jerardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos Soccer Club's zone, Nicasio Mendebal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Quintin Saldana came out of the goal and Nicasio Mendebal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.