U18 World League

SARUMAN Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) David Elorri made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Elias Millan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes of play, Falcor Athletic Club's David Elorri made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidoro Ixaka was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, A. Korn's Isidoro Ixaka got control of the ball when David Elorri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Osvaldo Balesio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Isidoro Ixaka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Elorri in the 14th minute of the match. David Elorri who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Isidoro Ixaka when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 18th minute, Atilano Hermelando 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. Fabian Chuan took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nunez Iruinea. Nunez Iruinea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. David Elorri's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Isidoro Ixaka skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Falcor Athletic Club's Nunez Iruinea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Millan in the 37th minute of play. Nunez Iruinea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi López in the 38th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Gerardo Txeru 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 some careless play in the Falcor Athletic Club defense, Gerardo Txeru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nunez Iruinea. The Falcor Athletic Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nunez Iruinea should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerardo Txeru to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Falcor Athletic Club booed when A. Korn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Weather didn't get a good kick on the ball. A. Korn's Isidoro Ixaka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Elorri in the 58th minute of play. David Elorri's late challenge caught a A. Korn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Elorri helped the player get up and apologised. If Carmelo Ederono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidoro Ixaka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Elorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Isidoro Ixaka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Elorri's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Gerardo Txeru took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nunez Iruinea. Nunez Iruinea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Falcor Athletic Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angel Garci in the 79th minute. The corner ended in Angel Garci almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A. Korn's Isidoro Ixaka did a great save. After 81 minutes, Norberto Sugar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A. Korn and the Falcor Athletic Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st minute, Norberto Sugar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Osvaldo Balesio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, David Elorri 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. Nunez Iruinea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Chuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filomeno Lleir charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filomeno Lleir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Falcor Athletic Club getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Filomeno Lleir hit a great ball. 98 minutes into the match, A. Korn's Fabian Chuan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.