U18 World League

El Nido
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Silver Play 2's Moises Maria 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. Robustiano Jobo was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Ivan Mogel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivan Mogel really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Silver Play 2's Robustiano Jobo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Silver Play 2 from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Astor Gutierrez in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Silver Play 2's Leandro Azeari. Las 3R Club De Fútbol's Blas Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Garcia in the 11th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renzo Rodrigo got free with Robustiano Jobo in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Raimundo Ubarna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Silver Play 2's supporters rose to their feet, but Raimundo Ubarna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blas Otsoko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th match minute, Las 3R Club De Fútbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efrain Ipar to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Las 3R Club De Fútbol's Renzo Rodrigo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robustiano Jobo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ramon Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Raimundo Ubarna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Renzo Rodrigo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robustiano Jobo. Silver Play 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renzo Rodrigo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Ourente in the 34th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Raimundo Ubarna came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Silver Play 2 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 Raimundo Ubarna couldn't finish the play. Ramon Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Blas Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Inocencio Dunixi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Las 3R Club De Fútbol fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 45 minutes into the match, Las 3R Club De Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Maria came free, but Blas Otsoko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Renzo Rodrigo was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes, Raimundo Ubarna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silver Play 2 and the Las 3R Club De Fútbol players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes Silver Play 2 got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Ubarna. 57 minutes into the match, Renzo Rodrigo notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Silver Play 2's Robustiano Jobo. Robustiano Jobo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Robustiano Jobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renzo Rodrigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Blas Otsoko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Robustiano Jobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inocencio Dunixi in the 64th minute of play. Renzo Rodrigo's late challenge caught a Silver Play 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renzo Rodrigo helped the player get up and apologised. Renzo Rodrigo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Robustiano Jobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Mogel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramon Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Blas Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Otsoko having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renzo Rodrigo in the 81st minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astor Gutierrez's late challenge caught a Silver Play 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Gutierrez helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Las 3R Club De Fútbol's Blas Otsoko got control of the ball when Moises Maria tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ramon Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Blas Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes Silver Play 2 got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Veronica. In the 94th minute of the match Renzo Rodrigo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robustiano Jobo skillfully saved the ball. Las 3R Club De Fútbol's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.