U18 World League

Dragons Stronghold
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cordarrol Montez got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Black Dragons getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Yannick Ceroli hit a great ball. Black Dragons's Arnaldo Berardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emesto Guete in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Black Dragons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yannic Banholzer to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute Serafino Dominguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Berardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Cordarrol Montez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arnaldo Berardi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Serafino Dominguez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Berardi was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Cordarrol Montez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 29th minute Ilixo Pose shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Berardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Serafino Dominguez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pinar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, Black Dragons's Yannic Banholzer got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 38th match minute, Black Dragons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lovis Camiscia to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yannick Ceroli during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yannick Ceroli hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The Black Dragons players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Pinar were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mirko Theiss was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordarrol Montez in the 55th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emesto Guete. In the 59th minute, Ilixo Pose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilixo Pose kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Black Dragons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Fieschi to maneuver through the defense. Arnaldo Berardi made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Emesto Guete sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the game, El Pinar's Serafino Dominguez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnaldo Berardi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Thanks to some nice moves Serafino Dominguez could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Arnaldo Berardi however easily saved by the left post. Serafino Dominguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Berardi having to interfere. Arnaldo Berardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emesto Guete, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Ilixo Pose got a free kick in the 87th minute. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Guib Sota hit a great ball. If Mirko Theiss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cordarrol Montez might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnaldo Berardi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cordarrol Montez ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle sounded El Pinar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Black Dragons.