U18 World League

Battle of death
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximo Theobald took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hermes Pinilla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Cristo Artal made a huge save. Milton Diaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Theobald in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Theobald came free, but Milton Diaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristo Artal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Ramos in the 14th minute of the match. Cristo Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio De Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Cristo Artal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Brandao in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Julio De Leon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristo Artal. The goal made the score 1-0. Raul Brandao scored 2-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristo Artal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Trocha Media FC's Cristo Artal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Trocha Media FC from getting a goal against them. Cristo Artal made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Hermes Pinilla sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio De Leon in the 38th minute of play forced Trocha Media FC's goalkeeper Cristo Artal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th match minute, Trocha Media FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Inocente to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Heraclides Moreno broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cristo Artal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julio De Leon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 42 minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 48 minutes, Cristo Artal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Cristo Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Brandao, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Julio De Leon made a precise shot to the right of Cristo Artal. Trocha Media FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Trocha Media FC's Cristo Artal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio De Leon in the 56th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Hermes Pinilla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristo Artal was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 66th minute, Hermes Pinilla made a precise shot to the right of Cristo Artal. Trocha Media FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After some careless play in the Trocha Media FC defense, Julio De Leon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristo Artal. The Trocha Media FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristo Artal should have stopped the shot. Trocha Media FC were furious when Anastasio Goi was red carded, 76 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 75 minutes into the game, one of Trocha Media FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 82 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Morris. A hard shot by Esteban Ponce from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Milton Diaz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Cornelio Lizardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio De Leon scored 8-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristo Artal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Julio De Leon managed to get in a good position for a shot. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters rose to their feet, but Julio De Leon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristo Artal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristo Artal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raul Brandao went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. 96 minutes into the match, Hermes Pinilla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Artal. Trocha Media FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermes Pinilla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fully deserved thier win.