U18 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matias Garcia got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Mystyc FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Generoso Veto to maneuver through the defense. Goiz Calderon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alejandro Raphael firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the U.D. Mancini defense, Maximo Franco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiburcio Cienfuegos. The U.D. Mancini fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiburcio Cienfuegos should have stopped the shot. Goiz Calderon kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Goiz Calderon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Alejandro Raphael made a huge save. Moises Jerano kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Matias Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Tiburcio Cienfuegos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Alejandro Raphael managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when U.D. Mancini's Goiz Calderon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mystyc FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Javier Mala was slow to take the kick. During this time U.D. Mancini's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U.D. Mancini's corner Javier Mala fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alejandro Raphael quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pericles Gabas in the 44th minute of play forced Mystyc FC's goalkeeper Alejandro Raphael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Maximo Franco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mystyc FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U.D. Mancini the free kick. Maximo Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Matias Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mystyc FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After the first half Mystyc FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Goiz Calderon to strike the kick off in the second half. The attack was good, but when Moises Jerano in the 59th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The audience was convinced that Matias Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiburcio Cienfuegos was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. The supporters of Mystyc FC booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calvino Lozano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Mystyc FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Candido Lizar hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Javier Mala 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. Alejandro Raphael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvino Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Alejandro Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calvino Lozano in the 85th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Calvino Lozano made a precise shot to the right of Alejandro Raphael. Mystyc FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Mystyc FC's Alejandro Raphael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Goiz Calderon in the 98th minute of play.