U18 World League

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Belfegor FC's Gogo Selmo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Feliciano Baristo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Sancho. Manfredi AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feliciano Baristo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Belfegor FC's Feliciano Baristo got a free kick in the 8th minute. Benjamin Oroitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Iyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Feliciano Baristo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emiliano Sancho. That made the score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Gogo Selmo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 19 minutes of play, Belfegor FC's Mariano Olando made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Sancho was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Belfegor FC's Feliciano Baristo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Emiliano Sancho made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Feliciano Baristo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Baristo got free with Emiliano Sancho in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute of the match, Gogo Selmo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emiliano Sancho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Baristo got free with Emiliano Sancho in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Feliciano Baristo sped through Manfredi AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emiliano Sancho. Amado Oskitz hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Enrique Sagrario was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pablo Cordeal to strike the kick off in the second half. Apolo Baladi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 53 played minutes Belfegor FC got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Olando. In the 55th play minute Jose Iyan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Benjamin Oroitz. 6-1. Emiliano Sancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Baristo in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Gogo Selmo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Sancho was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Emiliano Sancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Olando in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Danilo Hori ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Sancho was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. Belfegor FC's Faustino Dei was substituted for Feliciano Baristo. After a defensive mix-up in Manfredi AFC's zone, Faustino Dei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Sancho came out of the goal and Faustino Dei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 72 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Dei came free, but Emiliano Sancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfredi AFC's Emiliano Sancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gogo Selmo in the 75th minute of play. Mariano Olando took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Sancho. Emiliano Sancho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Selmo in the 80th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Emiliano Sancho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Mariano Olando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belfegor FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Olando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emiliano Sancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Dei in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Belfegor FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Orbán to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Selmo in the 86th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Emiliano Sancho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faustino Dei scored 10-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emiliano Sancho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Belfegor FC's Benjamin Oroitz got control of the ball when Jose Iyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Belfegor FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.