U18 World League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Maria started the match with the kick off. Raimundo Ubarna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Silver Play 2's Raimundo Ubarna got a free kick in the 4th minute. Silver Play 2's Moises Maria got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Raimundo Ubarna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. German Lizer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santos Frutos kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Garcia came free, but German Lizer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feliberto Benino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LOS MENTI's German Lizer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Maria in the 25th minute of play. Clemente Belasko struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Robustiano Jobo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LOS MENTI. After some careless play in the Silver Play 2 defense, Feliberto Benino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Jobo. The Silver Play 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Jobo should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th 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. German Lizer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LOS MENTI's German Lizer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ubarna in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Luis Ubelteso made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of LOS MENTI booed when Silver Play 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Ubelteso in the 52nd minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robustiano Jobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Ubelteso in the 56th minute of play. German Lizer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ubarna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moises Maria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Lizer having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Silver Play 2's Ramon Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of German Lizer. That made the score 1-3 after 80 minutes of play. Ramon Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Lizer having to interfere. Tomás Aznar charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomás Aznar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luis Ubelteso kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goalkeeper German Lizer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Veronica. After 91 minutes, Moises Maria mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silver Play 2 and the LOS MENTI players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, LOS MENTI's German Lizer got control of the ball when Moises Maria tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Moises Maria got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Silver Play 2's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.