U18 World League

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) AcinetobacterFC's Eusebio Vela 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. Vicente Poz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefano Avendaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubén Palazuelos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vicente Poz came out and tried to block the shot, but Rubén Palazuelos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Vicente Poz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Sarracino Mandiola sent off a good shot on target. Vicente Poz made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Stefano Avendaño sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute Rubén Palazuelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Poz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo Ibar hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Ambrosio Elija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicente Poz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefano Avendaño in the 32nd minute of play. Sarracino Mandiola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Vicente Poz made a huge save. Vicente Poz made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Stefano Avendaño sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sarracino Mandiola to make the kick off. Ambrosio Elija recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Stefano Avendaño nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Poz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 68 minutes, Ambrosio Elija mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AcinetobacterFC and the Club Deportivo Xpertin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Ambrosio Elija hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AcinetobacterFC's Vicente Poz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Palazuelos in the 69th minute of play. Vicente Poz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefano Avendaño, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Rubén Palazuelos sped through AcinetobacterFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vicente Poz. Sarracino Mandiola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Tomás Gajardo got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Nicolas Mincho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adriano Rebolledo skillfully saved the ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Vicente Poz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of AcinetobacterFC booed when Club Deportivo Xpertin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sarracino Mandiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Armando Bazil fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AcinetobacterFC's protests and gave Armando Bazil a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Armando Bazil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Hotz charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Hotz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes AcinetobacterFC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Hotz. Club Deportivo Xpertin's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.