U18 World League

La Peluchera
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Peluchita Fc's Humberto Manilan 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. Iker Merexildo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Humberto Manilan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peluchita Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Manilan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 18 played minutes Real Guayaquil.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Valentim Aliprando. 19 minutes into the match, Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Roque Rius came free, but Dani Rapino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Peluchita Fc got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Matteo. 22 minutes into the match, Peluchita Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Mendoza Vinuesa came free, but Arnaldo Rexino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Antonio Firmo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dani Rapino, 2-0. Narciso Vincens hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Peluchita Fc were furious when Enrique Richie was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 31st minute, Polo Bellogin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Guayaquil.F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When Valentim Aliprando fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s protests and gave Valentim Aliprando a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Peluchita Fc booed when Real Guayaquil.F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentim Aliprando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Polo Bellogin to strike the kick off in the second half. Arnaldo Rexino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mendoza Vinuesa in the 53rd minute. Arnaldo Rexino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urrutia Iruretagoyena in the 54th minute of the match. Arnaldo Rexino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urrutia Iruretagoyena's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Roque Rius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dani Rapino. Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roque Rius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Urrutia Iruretagoyena charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Urrutia Iruretagoyena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Peluchita Fc booed when Real Guayaquil.F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urrutia Iruretagoyena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Polo Bellogin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnaldo Rexino. Peluchita Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Polo Bellogin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 69 played minutes Real Guayaquil.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Calona. In the 75th minute, Dante Daunte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Humberto Manilan kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Real Guayaquil.F.C.'s Polo Bellogin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Peluchita Fc. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Arnaldo Rexino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roque Rius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dani Rapino having to interfere. Antonio Firmo struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Dani Rapino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peluchita Fc. Peluchita Fc were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Real Guayaquil.F.C. for a fine match.