U18 World League

Fortress
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Villa Mitre City's Marcelo Mendiko 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Torres Ororbia put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, UD ZAS's Torres Ororbia got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Atilano Gaizkine 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. After 6 played minutes UD ZAS got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Cimas. In the 10th minute Marcelo Mendiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rey Cerezuela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rey Cerezuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Calisto in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, UD ZAS's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Calisto came free, but Rey Cerezuela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Texeira Magdalena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Epifanio Etxatxu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. UD ZAS's Rey Cerezuela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Birjaio in the 16th minute of play. In the 18thth minute of the game Atilano Gaizkine who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UD ZAS's Rey Cerezuela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rey Cerezuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Mendiko in the 21st minute of play. After 23 minutes of play, Villa Mitre City's Sebastian Birjaio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rey Cerezuela was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rey Cerezuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Birjaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atilano Gaizkine charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilano Gaizkine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Atilano Gaizkine kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Marcelo Mendiko made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. UD ZAS's Rey Cerezuela tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, UD ZAS's Texeira Magdalena got a free kick in the 41st minute. Alberto Orti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Rey Cerezuela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Villa Mitre City were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 52 played minutes Villa Mitre City got a freekick which was hit by Candido Perico. UD ZAS's Xinaro Ebro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Villa Mitre City. If Texeira Magdalena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute Norberto Calisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rey Cerezuela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norberto Calisto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, UD ZAS's Rey Cerezuela got control of the ball when Atilano Gaizkine tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute, Villa Mitre City's Marcelo Mendiko dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. In the 73rd match minute, UD ZAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ugaitz Camara to maneuver through the defense. Rey Cerezuela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Calisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastian Birjaio during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sebastian Birjaio hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in UD ZAS's zone, Gonzalo Oriol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rey Cerezuela came out of the goal and Gonzalo Oriol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. UD ZAS's Rey Cerezuela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save UD ZAS from getting a goal against them. After 88 minutes UD ZAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Atilano Gaizkine who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Atilano Gaizkine got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rey Cerezuela quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.