U18 World League

Syd Barret
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabrio Dozal started the match with the kick off. When Jacindo Llantaron came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the GreenUnited 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 Jacindo Llantaron couldn't finish the play. After 8th play minutes Gabrio Dozal shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Cirilo Tebaldo and just under the crossbar into goal. When GreenUnited's Gabrio Dozal in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pink Floyd's goalie prevented a goal. If Macario Runs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabrio Dozal in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cirilo Tebaldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Pink Floyd's Aaron Jon got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pink Floyd's zone, Jacindo Llantaron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cirilo Tebaldo came out of the goal and Jacindo Llantaron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cirilo Tebaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabrio Dozal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gabrio Dozal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Txeru Montaña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cirilo Tebaldo. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cirilo Tebaldo should have stopped the shot. The Pink Floyd players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GreenUnited were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Artemio Peyo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to GreenUnited getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Domenico Solarriba hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Txeru Montaña got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cirilo Tebaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txeru Montaña in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabrio Dozal in the 68th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Cirilo Tebaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Gartzen Pons was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GreenUnited's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pink Floyd the free kick. After 71 played minutes GreenUnited got a freekick which was hit by Gartzen Pons. Cirilo Tebaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Txeru Montaña in the 74th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Gabrio Dozal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GreenUnited fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txeru Montaña in the 87th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Cirilo Tebaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cirilo Tebaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabrio Dozal in the 89th minute of the match. Fabian Bihar hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Gabrio Dozal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cirilo Tebaldo having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded GreenUnited left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pink Floyd.