U18 World League

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Faustino Harkaitz got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Emiliano Martines managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's supporters rose to their feet, but Emiliano Martines was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Rosario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 20 minutes into the match, Lengua de Lobo's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Martines came free, but Rigoberto Rosario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes, Faustino Harkaitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lengua de Lobo and the Cardo Ruso Cordobés players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, Faustino Harkaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adolfo Estefan hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Emiliano Martines fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Rosario having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Ceferino Domenec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardo Ruso Cordobés fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Lengua de Lobo booed when Cardo Ruso Cordobés was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Fidele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rigoberto Rosario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Precioso in the 42nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Milio during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Venancio Milio kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Aureliano Louis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Gonza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Cardo Ruso Cordobés were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Precioso to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Lengua de Lobo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Gonza to maneuver through the defense. Lengua de Lobo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Emiliano Martines scored to the left of an out of position Rigoberto Rosario, making the score, 0-2. The attack was good, but when Benedicto Precioso in the 61st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 63rd minute, Rogelio Tano made a precise shot to the right of Aureliano Louis. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 75 minutes into the match, Benedicto Precioso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rigoberto Rosario. Lengua de Lobo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedicto Precioso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Gabriel Nardo charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Nardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lengua de Lobo's Rigoberto Rosario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Lengua de Lobo from getting a goal against them. After 82 minutes, Ceferino Domenec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cardo Ruso Cordobés and the Lengua de Lobo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lengua de Lobo booed when Cardo Ruso Cordobés was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceferino Domenec didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Gabriel Nardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th match minute, Lengua de Lobo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Tuste to maneuver through the defense. Rogelio Tano's late challenge caught a Cardo Ruso Cordobés's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogelio Tano helped the player get up and apologised. Rogelio Tano hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, Cardo Ruso Cordobés was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Sanson to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Cardo Ruso Cordobés could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lengua de Lobo throughout the match.