U18 World League

Cementerio Elefantes
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Octavio Txatxu got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Octavio Txatxu in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gavino Ondino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in SABALEPLUS's zone, Teobaldo Aurre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavino Ondino came out of the goal and Teobaldo Aurre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Aurre in the 14th minute of play forced SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Gavino Ondino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Apolo Cordera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stronghold S.A's Bartolo Chepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Quinton in the 22nd minute of play. Bartolo Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Quinton in the 23rd minute of the match. With 25 minutes on the clock, Jacinto Lawrence commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 25th minute, one of Stronghold S.A:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stronghold S.A. Stronghold S.A:s Bartolo Chepe showed great skill when he stopped Tadeo Eleazar:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Tadeo Eleazar did a trick in the 27th minute in front of Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-0. An impressive performance by SABALEPLUS's Tadeo Eleazar! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gogo Leobardo in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartolo Chepe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rodolfo Lugo kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Apolo Cordera kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Cristian Castillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SABALEPLUS's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Castillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Chepe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Castillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Bartolo Chepe made a huge save. In the 47th match minute, Stronghold S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apolo Cordera to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Saturnino Quinton made the kick off in the second half. Cristian Castillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Chepe having to interfere. Teobaldo Aurre kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. When SABALEPLUS's Cristian Castillo, in the 58th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for SABALEPLUS. After 62 minutes of play, SABALEPLUS's Cristian Castillo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartolo Chepe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute Saturnino Quinton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Chepe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Fabian Flores cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Bartolo Chepe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bartolo Chepe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Castillo went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 85th match minute, Stronghold S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Elorri to maneuver through the defense. Gogo Leobardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Chepe having to interfere. Octavio Txatxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Ondino having to interfere. SABALEPLUS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Stronghold S.A for a fine match.