U18 World League

El Cilindro
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matias Garcia started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Mystyc FC's Matias Garcia got a free kick in the 13th minute. Adrian Selatse took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alejandro Raphael. Mystyc FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Frontera AFC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Gustavo Barros Schelloto hit a great ball. A collision led to Mystyc FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Luisito Jaen hit a great ball. Marcelo Delgado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alejandro Raphael. Mystyc FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Adrian Selatse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 25 minutes, Maximo Franco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mystyc FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Franco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alonzo Nabar during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 26 played minutes Frontera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Nabar. In the 28th minute, Maximo Franco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Mystyc FC booed when Frontera AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Barros Schelloto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Frontera AFC's zone, Venancio Ibar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Duardo came out of the goal and Venancio Ibar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mystyc FC's Alejandro Raphael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Calixto in the 35th minute of play. Alejo Calixto scored 0-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Raphael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 45 minutes, Marcelo Delgado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frontera AFC and the Mystyc FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mystyc FC booed when Frontera AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Delgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Garcia came free, but Tomas Duardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Delgado to strike the kick off in the second half. Alejo Calixto scored 0-3 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Raphael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, Marcelo Delgado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alejandro Raphael. The goal made the score 0-4. 62 minutes into the game, Teodosio Berriotxoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Tomas Duardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomas Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Berriotxoa in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Garcia in the 67th minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Tomas Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mystyc FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Venancio Ibar in the 69th minute. The corner led Mystyc FC's Venancio Ibar to fire away a dangerous shot which Tomas Duardo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Frontera AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Adan Ponc hit a great ball. Matias Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Marcelo Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Raphael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejo Calixto in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Delgado in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alejandro Raphael prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute Marcelo Delgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mystyc FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Maximo Franco hit a great ball. The long shot by Adrian Selatse in the 81st minute really tested Alejandro Raphael's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Frontera AFC's Tomas Duardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Berriotxoa in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Frontera AFC's Marcelo Delgado got a free kick in the 89th minute. When Teo Estebano fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frontera AFC's protests and gave Teo Estebano a yellow card for diving instead. Teo Estebano hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Frontera AFC's Teo Estebano got a free kick in the 94th minute. Tomas Duardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Berriotxoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Frontera AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.