U18 World League

MAN FC - STADIUM
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norberto Hernando took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, MAN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Birjaio to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Graziani Arada 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. If Graziani Arada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Beltxe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Aubets having to interfere. After some careless play in the MAN FC defense, Graziani Arada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paolo Maura. The MAN FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paolo Maura should have stopped the shot. ............'s Adolfo Ubago managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Santos Birjaio in the 29 minute of the game. Adolfo Ubago kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Cordera got free with Javier Aubets in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Javier Aubets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Cordera, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Ubago. ............'s Javier Aubets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Hernando in the 63rd minute of play. When Norberto Hernando came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the MAN FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norberto Hernando couldn't finish the play. Norberto Hernando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Javier Aubets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Graziani Arada in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paolo Maura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilberto Cordera kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Humberto Martelo's late challenge caught a MAN FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Martelo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute Norberto Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Aubets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Javier Aubets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Cordera in the 96th minute of play. ............ were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over MAN FC's much stronger midfield.