U18 World League

ERASMO UBENDU
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudio Echeverri kicked off to start the match. Stronghold S.A's Teobaldo Aurre got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stronghold S.A's Bartolo Chepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Matteo in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Stronghold S.A booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Lugo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Joel Matteo made a precise shot to the right of Bartolo Chepe. Stronghold S.A's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Aldo Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teobaldo Aurre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Clodoveo Aresti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aldo Orlandus scored 0-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bartolo Chepe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bartolo Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Orlandus, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Invisible's Blas Bautista pulled a muscle in his leg after 28 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Invisible's Desiderio Mantzio was substituted for Blas Bautista. After 29 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Benigno Chinto. Bartolo Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Matteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 35 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Aurre. 0-3 became the score in the 40th minute when Claudio Echeverri elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 43 minutes, Desiderio Mantzio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Invisible and the Stronghold S.A players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Desiderio Mantzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 47 minutes, Claudio Echeverri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Invisible's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Echeverri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Octavio Txatxu to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacinto Lawrence kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. When Melchor Lugo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Invisible 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 Melchor Lugo couldn't finish the play. Stronghold S.A's Bartolo Chepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Bartolo Chepe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Matteo. Teobaldo Aurre's late challenge caught a Invisible's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobaldo Aurre helped the player get up and apologised. Teobaldo Aurre hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Gabriel Txema hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Invisible's goalkeeper Clodoveo Aresti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 61 minutes, Elvio Elorri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stronghold S.A and the Invisible players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Elorri. Bartolo Chepe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Matteo in the 62nd minute. Bartolo Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Matteo in the 63rd minute of the match. Bartolo Chepe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudio Echeverri showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 65 minute of play. Joel Matteo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Bartolo Chepe when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Bihar during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Invisible booed when Stronghold S.A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Bihar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santiago Bihar was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd minute, Santiago Bihar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio Echeverri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Bartolo Chepe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, Invisible's Urbano Laurgain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartolo Chepe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 86th minute, Claudio Echeverri 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 Aldo Orlandus got free with Bartolo Chepe in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Stronghold S.A fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Invisible were clearly better and deserved to take the win.