U18 World League

The Mountain Park
Spectators: 7589 (Terracing: 5693, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cesar Oporto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benjamin Bieito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Oporto in the 3rd minute of play. Erick Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Ignazio in the 6th minute of the match. After 6 minutes, Felipe Barreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★ Lobos FC ★ and the La Tribuna Tambien Juega players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ★ Lobos FC ★ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Felipe Barreto hit a great ball. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Oporto in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to ★ Lobos FC ★ getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Felipe Medina hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Mauricio Txerran shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Erick Fernandez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Tribuna Tambien Juega reached it. 20 minutes into the match, Aldo Curcio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erick Fernandez. ★ Lobos FC ★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aldo Curcio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the ★ Lobos FC ★ defense, Gerardo Garci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erick Fernandez. The ★ Lobos FC ★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erick Fernandez should have stopped the shot. When La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Geronimo Ignazio in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of La Tribuna Tambien Juega booed when ★ Lobos FC ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Medina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerardo Garci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erick Fernandez having to interfere. Erick Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geronimo Ignazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Arturo Lobo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erick Fernandez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesar Oporto got free with Benjamin Bieito in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severiano Eladio to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Geronimo Ignazio was the one to do the kick off. Erick Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Garci in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Julio Lozano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalkeeper Erick Fernandez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geronimo Ignazio. If Fidel Mondragon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Arturo Lobo 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. Geronimo Ignazio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Erick Fernandez came out and tried to block the shot, but Geronimo Ignazio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 89th minute. In the 92nd match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Gutierrez to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Bieito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Alvarez in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over La Tribuna Tambien Juega could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ★ Lobos FC ★ throughout the match.