U18 World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Flor took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Silvestre Toribio fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pegaso's protests and gave Silvestre Toribio a yellow card for diving instead. Kadar Aban shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Domingo Crescencio kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Muhannad Ajram shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeledon Hermon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pegaso's Zeledon Hermon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Pegaso from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhannad Ajram in the 19th minute of play forced Pegaso's goalkeeper Zeledon Hermon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Mohammad Faraj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Hisham Khalif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sarwat Rihad charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sarwat Rihad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sarwat Rihad to maneuver through the defense. Pegaso's Zeledon Hermon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Pegaso from getting a goal against them. Kadar Aban scored 1-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zeledon Hermon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fatih Adas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Beltza in the 41st minute of play. After 44 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Borhan Ruwaid. Pegaso made a substitution. Abel Clodio replaced Humberto Quilino. The supporters of Pegaso booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borhan Ruwaid didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 55th minute, Kadar Aban 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. Pegaso's Zeledon Hermon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borhan Ruwaid in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Muhannad Ajram hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Hamzah Al Safi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Líbano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Borhan Ruwaid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pegaso's Zeledon Hermon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamzah Al Safi in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of Líbano booed when Pegaso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Flor didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadar Aban in the 71st minute of play forced Pegaso's goalkeeper Zeledon Hermon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Líbano's goalkeeper Fatih Adas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Flor. In the 75th minute of the match Pegaso got a corner. Líbano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Siro Ongile ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 83rd minute, Domingo Crescencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zeledon Hermon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhannad Ajram, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Hisham Khalif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fatih Adas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeledon Hermon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hadi Faraj in the 99th minute of the match. Pegaso's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.