U18 World League

El Gasometro
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Segundo Paez took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Jeronimo Ihazintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Edwardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Adrian Rios was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. QUASAR AZULGRANA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ToCoTaN FC the free kick. In the 6th match minute, QUASAR AZULGRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Rios to maneuver through the defense. Bartolo Edwardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Gudesteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. QUASAR AZULGRANA's Bartolo Edwardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Ihazintu in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Silvio Elia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carolo Sasoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Cutberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. ToCoTaN FC were furious when Mariano Rio was red carded, 17 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, ToCoTaN FC's Mariano Rio got a free kick in the 17th minute. When Mateo Inge fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ToCoTaN FC's protests and gave Mateo Inge a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of QUASAR AZULGRANA booed when ToCoTaN FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Inge didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the game, ToCoTaN FC's Teofilo Johans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartolo Edwardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 30th minute, Jeronimo Ihazintu made a precise shot to the right of Bartolo Edwardo. QUASAR AZULGRANA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Bartolo Edwardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Ikatz in the 35th minute of play. Octavio Tirso charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octavio Tirso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to QUASAR AZULGRANA getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Octavio Tirso hit a great ball. Segundo Paez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sasoin having to interfere. Carolo Sasoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Cutberto in the 40th minute of play. Mateo Inge hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Eduardo Ikatz made the kick off in the second half. Jeronimo Ihazintu's late challenge caught a QUASAR AZULGRANA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeronimo Ihazintu helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 played minutes ToCoTaN FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Ihazintu. Florencio Cutberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, QUASAR AZULGRANA's Bartolo Edwardo got control of the ball when Eduardo Ikatz tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to QUASAR AZULGRANA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lázaro Mercurio hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the game, Segundo Paez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Carolo Sasoin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of ToCoTaN FC booed when QUASAR AZULGRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Tauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as ToCoTaN FC's Jeronimo Ihazintu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bartolo Edwardo. That made the score 1-3 after 70 minutes of play. Bartolo Edwardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Ikatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 played minutes ToCoTaN FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Ihazintu. Segundo Paez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sasoin having to interfere. After 81 minutes, Felipe Eudoxio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the QUASAR AZULGRANA and the ToCoTaN FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Octavio Tirso hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the last second Bartolo Edwardo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eduardo Ikatz in the 92ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When the match was over ToCoTaN FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than QUASAR AZULGRANA throughout the match.