U18 World League

MAN FC - STADIUM
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) MAN FC's Norberto Hernando 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. 3 minutes into the game, MAN FC's Norberto Hernando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaime Quilino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 6th minute, Gilberto Cordera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaime Quilino was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Jaime Quilino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jaime Quilino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Hernando in the 17th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Norberto Hernando took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Jaime Quilino to make any attempt to save it. 24 minutes into the match, Elvio Casomiro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Kikemania FC's Jaime Quilino. Jaime Quilino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute Norberto Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Quilino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Quilino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Hernando, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a little luck, Kikemania FC's Jaime Quilino got control of the ball when Gilberto Cordera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paolo Maura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Daunte in the 40th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Bruno Diegotxe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAN FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kikemania FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in MAN FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! 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 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niceto Daunte made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Elvio Casomiro 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. Ricardo Sengrat charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Sengrat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute, Kikemania FC's Niceto Daunte dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. 67 minutes into the match, Kikemania FC's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Hernando came free, but Jaime Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, MAN FC's goalkeeper Paolo Maura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salvador Garaona. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Daunte in the 76th minute of play forced MAN FC's goalkeeper Paolo Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Beti during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angelo Beti hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 86th match minute, Kikemania FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Gagriel to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Hernando in the 89th minute of play forced Kikemania FC's goalkeeper Jaime Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Norberto Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Quilino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Quilino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Cordera in the 92nd minute of play. MAN FC's Paolo Maura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save MAN FC from getting a goal against them. There was no doubt that MAN FC were the better team. MAN FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.