U18 World League

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeronimo Argenis kicked off to start the match. Mateo Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Raymon, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Erasmo Raymon charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erasmo Raymon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Erasmo Raymon got a free kick in the 11th minute. Gaspar Chuse hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. If Jeronimo Argenis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wilfredo Ibon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Mateo Veronica skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of Domínguez AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ:s goal. 30 minutes into the match, Domínguez AFC's goalkeeper Mateo Veronica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erasmo Raymon. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Faustino Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Argenis in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th match minute, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Chuse to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Domínguez AFC's Amador Seber got a free kick in the 43rd minute. If Erasmo Raymon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erasmo Raymon was the one to do the kick off. Mateo Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Raymon, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Cornelio Luke took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Faustino Horado. Faustino Horado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Romulo Gabrio fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's protests and gave Romulo Gabrio a yellow card for diving instead. Romulo Gabrio hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Horacio Confesor got a free kick in the 70th minute. Mateo Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Confesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Mateo Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Ibon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.