U18 World League

EoDu Arena
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Mendiko got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Mendiko in the 5th minute of play forced EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalkeeper Orlando Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júnior Matos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Epifanio Etxatxu firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 7th minute, Júnior Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EoDu Uai Sôccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Augusto Curcio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Júnior Matos fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júnior Matos got free with Epifanio Etxatxu in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute, EoDu Uai Sôccer's Nico Vidal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. After 35 played minutes Villa Mitre City got a freekick which was hit by Fermin Nisio. 36 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Toledo came free, but Epifanio Etxatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Villa Mitre City's Epifanio Etxatxu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Villa Mitre City from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Júnior Matos to strike the kick off in the second half. Júnior Matos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Júnior Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Etxatxu was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Valle came free, but Epifanio Etxatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Isaltino Vargas fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EoDu Uai Sôccer's protests and gave Isaltino Vargas a yellow card for diving instead. Isaltino Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Marcelo Mendiko charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelo Mendiko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Villa Mitre City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Mendiko to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Valle scored 4-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Epifanio Etxatxu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 67 minutes into the match, EoDu Uai Sôccer's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Calisto came free, but Orlando Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epifanio Etxatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Matos in the 72nd minute of the match. Epifanio Etxatxu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patrick Valle went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Orlando Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Perico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to EoDu Uai Sôccer getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Isaltino Vargas hit a great ball. In the 86th minute Júnior Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Etxatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Villa Mitre City's Epifanio Etxatxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Valle in the 87th minute of play. Epifanio Etxatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Valle in the 88th minute of the match. Villa Mitre City's Fermin Nisio got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Fermin Nisio off the ground. In the 93rd minute, Fermin Nisio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Epifanio Etxatxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the EoDu Uai Sôccer players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.