U18 World League

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faustino Harkaitz kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Nina fc booed when Lengua de Lobo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Harkaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Nina fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Ariando to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nina fc's Mauricio Silvanito got a free kick in the 10th minute. Faustino Harkaitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Hernandez having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Jacinto Tallia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 played minutes, Nina fc's Denis Hever shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rigoberto Rosario came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nina fc reached it. Arturo Ariando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rigoberto Rosario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Arturo Ariando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rigoberto Rosario was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 29th minute of the match, Victor Gonza got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucio Hernandez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 30th minute, Lengua de Lobo's Faustino Harkaitz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lucio Hernandez. Lucio Hernandez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Adolfo Valentine came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Nina fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adolfo Valentine couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute Adolfo Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Rosario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Lengua de Lobo's Faustino Harkaitz made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Hernandez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 wind increased when Mauricio Silvanito made the kick off in the second half. Victor Gonza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Hernandez having to interfere. In the 52nd minute Constantino Cebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Hernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Ariando got free with Rigoberto Rosario in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nina fc's Lucio Hernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Harkaitz in the 60th minute of play. Nina fc's Lucio Hernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Gonza in the 61st minute of play. Adolfo Valentine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rigoberto Rosario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Enol in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of Nina fc booed when Lengua de Lobo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Tallia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Rigoberto Rosario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arturo Ariandos short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Rigoberto Rosario to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lucio Hernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Cebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Arturo Ariando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Cebo in the 96th minute of play forced Nina fc's goalkeeper Lucio Hernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lengua de Lobo had won after a very even match.