U18 World League

Patria Grande
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikel Mancilla started the match with the kick off. When Teofilo Etxatxu fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AZURDUY F.C.'s protests and gave Teofilo Etxatxu a yellow card for diving instead. Filomeno Firme had several of the Siwox Fc's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 5 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Salomone Moxo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Salomone Moxo made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Teofilo Etxatxu sent off a good shot on target. 17 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Menéndez Sigorraga came free, but Ulises Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Filomeno Firme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AZURDUY F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Siwox Fc the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Filomeno Firme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulises Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikel Mancilla in the 37th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artemio Ramone stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Firme in the 52nd minute of play forced Siwox Fc's goalkeeper Salomone Moxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Siwox Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Ramone came free, but Salomone Moxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Siwox Fc's Salomone Moxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Firme in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Filomeno Firme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salomone Moxo. Siwox Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filomeno Firme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Artemio Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Rodrigo Astudillo hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The supporters of Siwox Fc booed when AZURDUY F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artemio Ramone didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Filomeno Firme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salomone Moxo. Siwox Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filomeno Firme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 69th match minute, AZURDUY F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Oro to maneuver through the defense. Ulises Bastian was a little too slow when Menéndez Sigorraga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 4-1. Mikel Mancilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Bastian having to interfere. Menéndez Sigorraga charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Menéndez Sigorraga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Siwox Fc got a freekick which was hit by Menéndez Sigorraga. In the 79th minute, Artemio Ramone ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salomone Moxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Salomone Moxo came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by AZURDUY F.C.'s Filomeno Firme. But to his dismay, Filomeno Firme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Salomone Moxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Etxatxu in the 84th minute of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Mikel Mancilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Siwox Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikel Mancilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Artemio Ramone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salomone Moxo. Siwox Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artemio Ramone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. There was no doubt that AZURDUY F.C. were the better team. AZURDUY F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.